Hospitalist coordinator vs referral coordinator

Differences between hospitalist coordinator and referral coordinator duties and responsibilities

Hospitalist coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
• Benefit tracking includes vacation, sick time and CME reimbursement.
• Maintain Hospitalists schedule to ensure coverage, tracking PTO and CME requests.
• Coordinate, maintain and reconcile monthly tracking reports for billing, payroll and clinical hours.
• Develop follow-up program for high-risk and non-compliant patients.
• Collect verify, prepare, and submits Hospitalists payroll information
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Referral coordinator example responsibilities.

• Establish rapport with all PCP offices, hospital personnel, and manage care representatives.
• Ensure CPT and ICD-9 coding are accurate and complete according to AMA's guidelines and for third party intermediaries.
• Contact medical insurance companies and provide ICD-9 diagnosis and CPT procedure codes for patient's illness, condition or injury.
• Apply ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes to complete referral requests online or via fax.
• Conduct the entire office's EHR process and create a system to track old and new patient's records.
• Incorporate core organizational values of quality, respect, integrity, partnership, and compassion in all activities and decisions.
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