Referral coordinator vs surgical coordinator

Differences between referral coordinator and surgical coordinator duties and responsibilities

Referral coordinator example responsibilities.

• Establish rapport with all PCP offices, hospital personnel, and manage care representatives.
• Ensure CPT and ICD-9 coding are accurate and complete according to AMA's guidelines and for third party intermediaries.
• Contact medical insurance companies and provide ICD-9 diagnosis and CPT procedure codes for patient's illness, condition or injury.
• Apply ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes to complete referral requests online or via fax.
• Conduct the entire office's EHR process and create a system to track old and new patient's records.
• Incorporate core organizational values of quality, respect, integrity, partnership, and compassion in all activities and decisions.
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Surgical coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pre-op responsibilities, and generate all necessary paperwork.
• Input medical procedures and diagnosis using ICD-9 and CPT medical codes to generate claims for insurance and patient billing.
• Recommend optimization of patient flow for office visits and HIPAA policy enhancements.
• Coordinate meetings, schedule surgeries/procedures, verify insurance coverage, ensure HIPAA compliance.
• Provide patients and parents information; explanations of treatment plans, post-operative instructions and oral hygiene instructions.
• Promote to back office and surgical coordinator position which duties include scheduling patients with hospital for inpatient procedures.
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