Surgical coordinator vs clinical care coordinator

Differences between surgical coordinator and clinical care coordinator duties and responsibilities

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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Clinical care coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Provide long-term case management, problem resolution, and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy to out-patient cancer patients.
• Rehabilitate patients with cardiopulmonary diagnoses, and experience physical therapy interventions on trauma, orthopedics, & NICU floors
• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
• Perform regular telephone contact with providers to discuss accurate CPT and ICD-9 coding to ensure account resolution.
• Monitor and assess patient response to anesthesia and surgical procedures; provide resuscitation measures as necessary.
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