Hospital secretary vs scheduling specialist

Differences between hospital secretary and scheduling 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.

Scheduling specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage clinic visit schedules, rehabilitation conferences, medical exams, trial appearances, depositions, etc.
• Treat all patients with compassion and dignity no matter what their socioeconomic status is.
• Job entail becoming familiar with medical insurance carriers, which include Medicaid and Medicare programs.
• Schedule patients for radiology procedures, including complicate scheduling for multiple exams in one patient visit.
• Register patients into EMR system, ensuring accuracy when updating patient information, demographics and insurance.
• Schedule outpatient appointment for radiology patients, verify insurance, obtain authorization from insurance companies for special procedures.
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