Surgical coordinator vs home care coordinator

Differences between surgical coordinator and home 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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Home care coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage social media accounts such as Facebook and Instagram to generate new clientele with specials, hair transformations and tutorials.
• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Verify daily duty logs for completion and accuracy according to HIPAA standards
• Maintain monthly home care reports and update client service records as needed in CMS.
• Assist in obtaining and processing physician orders and documents require according to CMS guidelines.
• Maintain medical records, file HMO/Medicare budget approvals in client records, follow HIPAA guidelines.
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