Medical office secretary vs office specialist

Differences between medical office secretary and office specialist duties and responsibilities

Medical office secretary example responsibilities.

• Evaluate all EOB's to insure accurate payment is received and when necessary will file appeals to achieve optimal payments.
• Enter new patients confidential information into computer database also discharge patients and enter chart information containing ICD-9 and CPT codes.
• Attend various billing, Medicare, Medicaid and HIPPA workshops to stay abreast of changing policies.
• Greet patients -schedule appointments -Answered telephones and direct calls -obtain demographic and insurance information -collect co-payments -verify insurance coverage
• Obtain patient demographics and record patient information including health history, insurance responsibility forms, and appropriate HIPAA documentation.
• Comply with all HIPAA laws and patient privacy policies.
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Office specialist example responsibilities.

• Provide support for enrolling patients into health coverage programs and manage sensitive patient information to ensure accuracy and confidentiality.
• Manage and maintain patients' medical records by utilizing computer applications management database processing system to ensure county compliance.
• Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
• Provide assistance to office staff including preparing and proofreading memos and grants, transcribing meeting minutes for staff and answering phones.
• Perform multiple bookkeeping duties including departmental payroll, print financial reports and other financial material as needed.
• Communicate HIPAA compliance to staff, field and outside agencies.
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