Medical administrative specialist vs referral specialist

Differences between medical administrative specialist and referral specialist duties and responsibilities

Medical administrative specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage chart retrieval/Research/Filing and refilling of patient medical reports and charts in response to request ensuring HIPPA guidelines are meet.
• Skil in office administration, interoffice correspondence, answer incoming patients and physician referral calls, electronic scheduling and managing appointments.
• Document medical procedures and adhere to HIPAA laws.
• Fax all medical records to other offices and insurance company, by complying with HIPPA regulations.
• Perform various audit validations for pharmacy claims process for Medicaid recipients.
• Conduct epidemiological investigations, prepare reports, hold interviews, counsele patients, and treat all communicable disease.
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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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