Public health registrar vs public health doctor

Differences between public health registrar and public health doctor duties and responsibilities

Public health registrar example responsibilities.

• Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPPA and clinic.
• Register patient demographic and insurance information for emergency department, labor & delivery, outpatient surgery, and inpatient admissions.
• Well verse with many of the ICD-9 and upcoming ICD-10 codes billing codes.
• Receive patients, record patient demographic information and verify insurance for emergency department, laboratory, and radiology

Public health doctor example responsibilities.

• Manage busy immunization clinics overseeing the administration of thousands of immunizations per day.
• Communicate efficiently with corresponding agencies to reduce response times and coordinate transport of critically ill patients to the most appropriate facility.
• Perform quality accuracy scanning of electronic medical records while abiding by HIPPA regulations.