Medical record consultant vs medical record assistant

Differences between medical record consultant and medical record assistant duties and responsibilities

Medical record consultant example responsibilities.

• Implement policies and procedures to achieve optimum DRG reimbursement.
• Maintain HIPPA guidelines while helping with patient requests for records, faxing documentation to other local hospitals.
• Attend client facing meetings to gather requirements and contribute to planning, facilitating, and implementation of NextGen software.
• Standardize and implement NextGen templates across multiple clients.
• Support and train end-users for PathNet laboratory implementations.
• Conduct independent analyses of Medicaid long-term services and supports.
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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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