Medical records receptionist vs medical scheduler

Differences between medical records receptionist and medical scheduler duties and responsibilities

Medical records receptionist example responsibilities.

• Evaluate all EOB's to insure accurate payment is received and when necessary will file appeals to achieve optimal payments.
• Maintain front office operations, complete registration, check-in/out, and insurance verification and process payments for patients.
• Input data into hospital system all the while ensuring customers HIPPA regulations are protected.
• Handle all confidential files, information, and paperwork according to HIPPA compliance laws.
• Maintain and follow HIPAA guidelines to ensure medical records for privacy of residents of nursing facility remain private.
• Provide essential medical record/health information management both electronically and through paper format while abiding all HIPAA laws and regulations.
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Medical scheduler example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pre-op responsibilities, and generate all necessary paperwork.
• Schedule patients for any testing that is necessary including MRI's, EMG's and Doppler's.
• Transcribe physician orders including schedule labs, testing and screening/specimens and occasionally transport patients to various location of the hospital.
• Prepare class for transition techniques to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.
• Perform basic medical assistant duties such as triage, vitals, administer IM injections.
• Answer multiple phone lines simultaneously, schedule patient appointments, and interact with physicians and triage patient calls.
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