Medical officer vs medical consultant

Differences between medical officer and medical consultant duties and responsibilities

Medical officer example responsibilities.

• Lead efforts to support and continually improve the coordination and delivery of oncology services using evidence base guidelines.
• Perform emergency and elective surgery for both obstetrics and gynecology cases.
• Provide guidance to industry, stakeholders, and other experts within FDA on clinical issues and clinical trial designs.
• Enter and scan patient history, current medical conditions, medications, immunizations and labs into the novel EHR system.
• Facilitate performance improvement initiatives for CME credit.
• Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicate medical procedures.
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Medical consultant example responsibilities.

• Manage CMS require oversight of in-home, at-risk Medicare member care management programs through chart audit and NCQA on-site visits.
• Lead the planning, organization, execution, and analysis of coding, billing, HIPAA, and OSHA audits.
• Provide SharePoint development and administration, budget and financial reporting; manage invoicing; and develop training manuals and user guides.
• Function as the primary office safety, health, OSHA, HIPPA representative.
• Experience in dental CPT and ICD-9, as well as medical CPT and ICD-9 coding.
• Demonstrate knowledge of ICD-9-CM and CPT coding guidelines, medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
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