Medical office administrative assistant vs front office assistant

Differences between medical office administrative assistant and front office assistant duties and responsibilities

Medical office administrative assistant example responsibilities.

• Create and maintain confidential patient files according to HIPAA regulations, and implement log books to automate patient records management.
• Provide front and back office support for surgeons by administratively managing and monitoring patients.
• Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
• Prepare employee schedules, assist with patient triage, assist with cosmetic and medical procedures as needed.
• Verify and process patient insurance coverage and handle tasks relate to insurance information of patients.
• Recommend and/or initiate patient management in cases of acute distress with medications, laboratory orders and initiation of CPR when necessary.
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Front office assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage correspondence and documentation for OSHA compliance and hold some accounts payable responsibilities by coding invoices for processing and payment.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations to improve customer relations and promote favorable patient/physician interactions.
• Download all transcription for the physicians and mail out letters and patient consults.
• Utilize knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT coding by verifying explanation of benefits render to patient, for insurance purposes.
• Collect co-pays, enter update demographics into EHR/EMR, enter ICD-9 and CPT codes as needed into patient records electronically
• Verify insurance to include commercial and Medicaid.
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