Hospital secretary vs referral specialist

Differences between hospital secretary and referral specialist duties and responsibilities

Hospital secretary example responsibilities.

• Conduct 6 mass vaccination campaigns, manage protein-calorie malnutrition, coordinate epidemiological surveillance, and direct health facility rehabilitation
• Keep family up to date regarding their love ones in surgery.
• Establish excellent relationships with all patients and co-workers.
• Compose, type and finalize agenda by summarizing information; compile packet documents; edit and proofread agenda; disseminate information.
• Update and distribute weekly chemotherapy schedule.

Referral specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage assignments of paying medical bills limit in depth that include organizing and researching regulations as pertain to veterans eligibility.
• Interview patients, evaluate eligibility, collect co-pays, deductibles, including, but not limit to insurance verification.
• Input HIPAA information, call physician offices to verify testing, collect copay's and deductibles.
• Arrange for debt repayments or establish repayment schedules and send out insurance claims with the correct ICD-9 and CPT codes.
• Research referrals and either deny or approve based on information obtain and appropriately identify diagnosis (CPT and ICD-9 coding).
• Maintain confidentiality by following all applicable HIPAA regulations.
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