Medical record coder vs medical records technician

Differences between medical record coder and medical records technician duties and responsibilities

Medical record coder example responsibilities.

• Create documentation education classes to general surgery residents, increasing the leveling of reporting which lead to increase revenues.
• Obtain medical records through electronic health records (EHR).
• Bill all Medicare, Medicaid, BlueCross, PPO claims electronically.
• Maintain the strictest confidentiality and adhere to all HIPAA guidelines and regulations.
• Code and charge ER records, apply E/M codes, correct billing errors, and code infusion records.
• Process all charges receive from outside services to include CPT, ICD-9, or any other necessary information.
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Medical records technician example responsibilities.

• Enter all patient in-take into EMR, manage triage, scheduling, and maintain a sterile clinic setting.
• Manage medical treatment authorizations and durable medical equipment (DME) requests and verify medical eligibility for all patients requesting treatment.
• Perform examinations in the ER, main radiology area and surgery.
• Order medical records for patients, medical staff, outside entities, and court subpoenas for certain dates of services.
• Audited/Validate daily outpatient medical coding accounts involving emergency rooms, surgery, interventional radiology, radiology, and ancillary services.
• Staff education on EMR and industry regulations.
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