Transcription coordinator vs referral specialist

Differences between transcription coordinator and referral specialist duties and responsibilities

Transcription coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
• Monitor dictation backlog to ensure timely receipt of dictate reports transcribe by outside transcription service.
• Help to initiate EMR scanning charts, working many hours overtime.
• Research name spellings, fact-check, add corrections as needed, and proofread transcripts against the audio.
• Type letters, reports, forms, addresses, or other straight-copy material or correct typed dictation errors.
• Core team member for Meditech system including dictionary updates, testing prior to system upgrades and regular troubleshooting of issues.
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Referral specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage assignments of paying medical bills limit in depth that include organizing and researching regulations as pertain to veterans eligibility.
• Interview patients, evaluate eligibility, collect co-pays, deductibles, including, but not limit to insurance verification.
• Input HIPAA information, call physician offices to verify testing, collect copay's and deductibles.
• Arrange for debt repayments or establish repayment schedules and send out insurance claims with the correct ICD-9 and CPT codes.
• Research referrals and either deny or approve based on information obtain and appropriately identify diagnosis (CPT and ICD-9 coding).
• Maintain confidentiality by following all applicable HIPAA regulations.
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