A patient registrar is responsible for receiving patients in a healthcare institution, verifying their information, and leading them to the appropriate facility for their health care needs. Patient registrars manage the hospital's database, updating patients' information, confirming insurance details, taking calls, responding to patients' inquiries and concerns, scheduling appointments, and performing related administrative and clerical tasks as needed.

Responsibilities include

Process release of information requests according to HIPAA regulations and manage valuables safe for entire facility.

Specialize in high degree of compassion when communicating with patients providing information and insurance details.

Receive patients, record patient demographic information and verify insurance for emergency department, laboratory, and radiology

Register patients and ensure correctness of all demographic information in AS400, verify insurance on various websites and collect patient co-payments.

Update demographics, billing information, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance during patient interviews to obtain pertinent registration information.