Public health registrar vs records coordinator

Differences between public health registrar and records coordinator 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

Records coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage and maintain appropriate information in the electronic case file as required by federal, state, and HIPAA regulations.
• Manage SharePoint site used for routing management approvals.
• Assist DoD and contract personnel in digitizing intelligence onto secure severs for use by senior DoD agencies.
• Maintain forms inventory in preparation for the EHR.
• Forward records/documents as requested by FDA staff and outside vendors.
• Perform software validation testing and QA testing for new CAPA system implementation.
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