Practice coordinator vs scheduling coordinator

Differences between practice coordinator and scheduling coordinator duties and responsibilities

Practice coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
• Verify and update all insurance and HIPAA forms and information as needed.
• Perform blood glucose and PTINR testing, EKG's, and injections.
• Schedule new patient, follow-up and surgical center appointments using EMR scheduling software.
• Prepare medical records and documentation for patient visits, including loading of information into the EMR system.
• Implement and ensure compliance with laws and regulations that affects the clinic (HIPAA, OSHA, and CLIA).
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Scheduling coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage medical records entering data with CPT and ICD-9 codes preserving an environment of thoroughness and accuracy.
• Manage payment postings, verify insurance coverage prior to patient appointments and advise patients of insurance referrals or authorizations require.
• Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
• Perform patient registration, insurance verification, and assist patients with scheduling radiology and chemotherapy appointments in a demanding environment.
• Enter all patient information in EMR system, scan all of patients medical record into EMR system and classify by sections.
• Check patient insurance coverage, determines if referral or authorization for surgery is needed.
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