Patient resource coordinator vs registration specialist

The differences between patient resource coordinators and registration specialists 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 registration specialist. Additionally, a patient resource coordinator has an average salary of $56,904, which is higher than the $30,422 average annual salary of a registration specialist.

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

Patient resource coordinator vs registration specialist overview

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Registration Specialist
Yearly salary	$56,904	$30,422
Hourly rate	$27.36	$14.63
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	77,857	79,118
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Patient resource coordinator vs registration specialist salary

Patient resource coordinators and registration specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Registration Specialist
Average salary	$56,904	$30,422
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $75,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between patient resource coordinator and registration specialist education

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

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Registration Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Patient resource coordinator vs registration specialist demographics

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

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Registration Specialist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 8.2% Female, 91.8%	Male, 14.5% Female, 85.5%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between patient resource coordinator and registration specialist 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.

Registration specialist example responsibilities.

Attain and authenticate patient insurance information, counsel patients on changes in insurance policies, verify patient demographics.
Help patients through the registration and admitting processes and also contribute to the PBX department.
Input data entries for insurance billing; adding CPT codes and diagnosis from face sheets as patients arrive.
Act as hospital PBX operator.
Complete all charge entry, enter all CPT and ICD-9 codes for billing for multiple doctors each day.
Enter patient information and verify information according to HIPAA regulations.

Patient resource coordinator vs registration specialist skills

Common patient resource coordinator skills

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

Common registration specialist skills

Patients, 25%
Customer Service, 14%
Medical Terminology, 8%
Patient Registration, 5%
Insurance Verification, 4%
Data Entry, 4%

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