Medical administrative technician vs medical office administrator

Differences between medical administrative technician and medical office administrator duties and responsibilities

Medical administrative technician example responsibilities.

• Ensure proper transfer and disposition of medical record to the VA in CHCS are accomplished according to establish policies and procedures.
• Follow all HIPAA guidelines, maintaining strict confidentiality and patient rights.
• Post Medicaid remittance advices and insurance payments.
• Revamp database documentation protocol to streamline patients that need called for appointment reminders.
• Direct service provider to patients within the acute and sub-acute psychiatric inpatient treatment facility.
• Respond to requests for release and dissemination of information from patient medical treatment records, following HIPPA and patient confidentiality guidelines.
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Medical office administrator example responsibilities.

• Re-Evaluat & improve policy manual, develop standards for HIPPA, OSHA, manage care, billing and medical compliance.
• Facilitate client relationships and manage surgery schedules, financial consultations, follow up care and ongoing maintenance.
• Used knowledge of medical procedures and customer service, record medical histories and schedule patients for hospitalization and other procedures.
• Scan new information such as daily progress notes, physical exams, labs and diagnostic testing into EMR.
• Advise and counsel patient regarding food, fluid, medicine intake and restrictions prior to surgery including drop regime.
• Organize patient charts and loose reports, as well as paper work from daily operations for scanning into EMR system.
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