Medical record consultant vs medical records technician

Differences between medical record consultant and medical records technician 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 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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