Patient information coordinator vs information management specialist

Differences between patient information coordinator and information management specialist duties and responsibilities

Patient information coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage and track various holds on inventory: ship on quarantine; FDA hold; and quality hold.
• Verify patient insurance eligibility, and perform medical coding under ICD-9 and CPT code formats.
• Obtain and update demographic, emergency contact and insurance information, including referrals/authorizations on all patients as needed.
• Schedule radiology procedures using IMAGECAST.
• Enter ICD-9 and CPT-code information for billing purposes.
• Verify medical claims are appropriately code utilizing ICD-9 coding and make corrections, as necessary.
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Information management specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage a database to track all adverse drug reactions according to FDA guidelines.
• Manage the IM application and infrastructure to maximize the use of standard applications and processes.
• Write and modify Perl scripts to automate and streamline daily routines for the Tivoli environment.
• Manage the current MPI program and patient portal, with direct supervision of data integrity processes and outcomes.
• Achieve this goal by providing clear policies/justification for initiatives which impact designated FTE's.
• Test configuration of DNS and DHCP functionality, configure VPN connections with IPSEC and PKI authentication methods.
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