Patient resource coordinator vs patient liaison

The differences between patient resource coordinators and patient liaisons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a patient resource coordinator and a patient liaison. Additionally, a patient resource coordinator has an average salary of $56,904, which is higher than the $32,314 average annual salary of a patient liaison.

The top three skills for a patient resource coordinator include patient flow, patient data and patient registration. The most important skills for a patient liaison are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Patient resource coordinator vs patient liaison overview

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Liaison
Yearly salary	$56,904	$32,314
Hourly rate	$27.36	$15.54
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	77,857	84,302
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Patient resource coordinator vs patient liaison salary

Patient resource coordinators and patient liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Liaison
Average salary	$56,904	$32,314
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $75,000	Between $24,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Brigham and Women's Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between patient resource coordinator and patient liaison education

There are a few differences between a patient resource coordinator and a patient liaison in terms of educational background:

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Patient resource coordinator vs patient liaison demographics

Here are the differences between patient resource coordinators' and patient liaisons' demographics:

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Liaison
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 8.2% Female, 91.8%	Male, 16.2% Female, 83.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 4.7% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between patient resource coordinator and patient liaison duties and responsibilities

Patient resource coordinator example responsibilities.

Maintain national staffing Microsoft SharePoint site in order to manage staffing requisitions and available resources for business needs
Participate in new manager training rotations, including creating and presenting PowerPoint presentations, coordinating web conferences and maintaining operational standards.
Process radiology referrals, and obtain all necessary information from the patient and provider to ensure accuracy and completeness of referral.

Patient liaison example responsibilities.

Provide support for emergencies by managing inappropriate behaviors, aggressive patients, CPR and persons in crisis.
Conduct all insurance verification and obtain authorization to treat sub-acute rehabilitation patients.
Attend Michigan state eligibility hearings, when necessary to assist and gain Medicaid disability benefits for patients.
Interview patients of hospital facility to obtain necessary documentation to secure Medicaid coverage as payment of inpatient hospital charges.
Set up payment plan, verify personal information per HIPAA guidelines.
Respect and maintain HIPPA and patient confidentiality and dignity of patients at all times.

Patient resource coordinator vs patient liaison skills

Common patient resource coordinator skills

Patient Flow, 56%
Patient Data, 22%
Patient Registration, 14%
Medicaid, 8%

Common patient liaison skills

Patients, 37%
Customer Service, 16%
Medical Terminology, 4%
Health System, 3%
HIPAA, 3%
Surgery, 2%

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