What is the role of the Specialty Coordinator?
This role is responsible for the actual conduct of the telemedicine consultations within a given specialty when there are enough patients to justify the assignment. The coordinator may take responsibility for two or more specialties. The typical specialty coordinator schedules the medical/clinical specialists for telemedicine consultations, schedules and verifies the presence of the patients to be seen, ensures that the necessary clinical records information is available for the patient, verifies that the equipment is functional prior to the beginning of consultations, assists the specialist as necessary during the consultation and completes any necessary paperwork subsequent to the consultation including billing forms and communications with referring physicians. Qualifications for the role include familiarity with medical/clinical terminology and the process of care, basic technical skills sufficient to operate the equipment to be used and the ability to troubleshoot problems during
