Medical administrative technician vs reimbursement specialist

Differences between medical administrative technician and reimbursement specialist 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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Reimbursement specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage the EDI clearinghouse rejections.
• Process department payroll, order supplies, and manage petty-cash funds.
• Manage use of various systems, such as MEDITECH, Cerner, WebNow, and yield-base follow-up tool.
• Manage cases by aggressively directing the litigation process.
• Negotiate fee structure for manage care contracts on acute and rehabilitation facilities.
• Research medical coding ICD-9, ICD-10, HCPCS and CPT-4 to let client know the outcome of medical claim.
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