Practice 30 Medical Receptionist interview questions covering patient scheduling, HIPAA compliance, and front desk professionalism.
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Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
"I would ask for her ID and pull her up in our system. I would go line by line with the patient to find out the discrepancy. If we made the error I would apologize and correct it. If it was the patients misunderstanding I would explain it in detail until she was satisfied."

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
The most important thing to relay to the interviewer is that you are going to handle the situation calmly. Raising your voice to match the patient won't get you anywhere...but in trouble. Calmly listen to the patients concern, allow her to point out what she feels is wrong and ask how you can assist with the situation. Let the interviewer know that you want to take the time to pull her up in the system and verify that you have all of her insurance information correct. We are all human and her information could have been entered incorrectly at one time resulting in her being billed incorrectly. Let the interviewer know that you would consult with the appropriate staff for a second set of eyes if needed. If you realize the investigative work will take more time than expected take the patients name and number down and give them a time you will contact them with more information.

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