Medical coding technician vs medical record assistant

Differences between medical coding technician and medical record assistant duties and responsibilities

Medical coding technician example responsibilities.

• Manage health records while applying ICD-10 coding to update and process insurance claims for time and accuracy to various insurance companies.
• Assign appropriate ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 codes in compliance with recognize coding principles and department policies.
• Remain current on medical coding guidelines and HIPAA laws and regulations.
• Reconcile clinical notes, patient encounter form, and health information for compliance with HIPAA rules.
• Audit ROI program quarterly to ensure deadlines are completed and proper procedures for legal and personal requests are followed.
• Train team members in all ROI processes, make independent decisions base on the provisions of these privacy laws and regulations.
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Medical record assistant example responsibilities.

• Lead special department-wide task force initiative to minimize abuse of Oxycontin prescriptions bill to Medicaid.
• Manage and organize all paperwork concerning caregivers and patients; organize filing system; ensure operation of electronic filing systems.
• Work with EHR, provide medical records to patients and specialty centers.
• Guide department through transition from paper charts to EHR system scan all patient records into database.
• Scan documents into electronic medical records system and certify HIPAA compliance
• Implement HIPAA guidelines in keeping patient information secure and confidential.
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