Northwest Suburban College

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The diverse curriculum is crafted to make you a well-rounded medical assistant, capable of adapting to different healthcare environments. You’ll learn to assist with patient exams, prepare medical instruments, and perform diagnostic tests. Our classes cover anatomy, medical terminology, and pharmacology, among other subjects.

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MedCerts

MARCH 29, 2024

These practice tests will help bridge the gap between study sessions and the actual exam day. While the questions you'll encounter are unique to the practice test and won't appear on the real exam, they provide realistic insight into what to expect. All practice tests are available online 24/7.

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Northwest Suburban College

APRIL 4, 2024

Learn how our program fosters well-rounded, competent professionals who are prepared to make a meaningful impact in various medical settings. At Northwest Suburban College, our medical assistant program is structured to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in this dynamic field.

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Prism Career Institute

JUNE 1, 2024

The well-rounded curriculum provides students with an in-depth understanding of the profession with a mixture of classroom training and hands-on learning. Clinical Duties Medical assistants may be asked to perform the following clinical duties: Record patients’ symptoms and update medical histories Measure vital signs (i.e.,

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The definition of care now includes every touchpoint—from appointments to invoices and everything in between. Create a Valuable Online Presence Most consumers conduct an online search before scheduling an appointment for nearly every healthcare vertical. More than 43% of patients prefer to book appointments online (Kyruus).

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Cancer and outpatient care apps Patients with severe but under control illnesses are among the patient types that need round-the-clock monitoring and consultation (for example, oncology patients being treated at home). Hospital mobile apps for patients to collect, review, and share DICOM images. Maternity care advice and useful content.

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MedicalGPS

AUGUST 24, 2022

E4E has been field tested in hundreds of physician practices, in both primary care and specialty care settings, resulting in measurable, tangible improvements to practice workflow and customer service quality levels. Endeavor for Excellence focuses on a short-list of high-return process-improvement opportunities.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

Step back to consider the patient journey and continuum of care, from lab tests and radiology imaging to the nurse conversation, the physician exam, and follow-up with a specialist or nutritionist for food-as-medicine counsel. That’s just a quick snapshot of a nurse-patient encounter.

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Southern Careers Institute

OCTOBER 22, 2022

They perform administrative tasks such as Scheduling appointments Keeping track of patient record Answering phones and making phone calls Organizing medical supplies and equipment Preparing patient charts and reports Filing paperwork and doing other light clerical work. The majority of nursing assistants have regular full-time jobs.

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Prism Career Institute

MARCH 11, 2025

This program features a well-rounded curriculum with courses designed to teach direct patient care and basic administrative tasks. Students in the Medical Assistant program must complete a 150-hour externship, where they work and learn under the guidance of a healthcare professional.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Physicians and hospital staff are surrounded by multiple responsibilities such as attending to patients, examining lab results, reassuring families, rounding on patients, and more. This eventually reduces costs of documentation and duplication of tests (in case medical papers are misplaced).

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Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

I knew that none of this was simply just ‘ black or white ‘ Years upon years of flashbacks; graphics, data, unanswered phone calls, rejection letters, fruitless appointments, upturned noses and wasted time, flew through my mind. Just half an hour later, they would test my blood sugars to find they were 3.2. BMI is fine.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Patients stressed by failing NHS admin NHS admin has become dysfunctional, leading to thousands of test results being lost and patient appointments becoming confused, according to a new study. 20% received appointment letters after the date of the appointment.

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Practice Index

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Appointments reach record high Practice appointments reached a record high in October. million appointments in the month, three million more than 12 months earlier, itself a record, according to new NHS England data. The Royal College of GPs said practices now deliver 30% more appointments than five years ago.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

In OCR’s last round of HIPAA audits in 2016 and 2017, most audited entities were not fully compliant with this important Security Rule provision, as they had either failed to conduct a HIPAA-compliant risk analysis, had not conducted one frequently enough, or their risk analyses were not comprehensive and/or accurate.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. I came to her room for rounds in the morning. “We have to take her to court,” her social worker said after rounds. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Ordering diagnostic tests is a standard procedure for physicians; yet if the test results aren’t reviewed and acted upon, what was the point of ordering the test? “ Physicians who overlook test results do their patients a disservice — possibly a fatal one. Some would be on top of their own diagnostic tests.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

To remind you to get certain tests. [4:26] I just had an experience today my elderly mother has a video appointment with her doctor and it required my sister or me to go to her apartment to participate in the video appointment because it was not set up so that you could log on from different places. 8:39] Absolutely.

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Prism Career Institute

APRIL 8, 2025

This includes things like answering phone lines, greeting patients, filling out forms for insurance, scheduling appointments, and general bookkeeping. Youll experience challenging courses like medical law and ethics, pharmacology, electrocardiography (EKG), and more, giving you a well-rounded education.

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Prism Career Institute

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Scheduling Appointments One common job duty of medical assistants is to schedule patient appointments, either over the phone, via email or portal, or in person. If over the phone or in person, this involves taking the patient’s name, date of birth, preferred appointment times, and sometimes insurance information.

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Northwest Suburban College

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It’s also crucial to check for any special preparations needed for specific patients or procedures, such as setting up for blood tests, EKGs, or vaccinations. After patient appointments, medical assistants are responsible for cleaning and preparing the examination room for the next patient.

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Setting Sights

AUGUST 11, 2021

The Consultant had previously told me on ward-rounds, “You made yourself come in. Just one month after my diagnosis, still bedbound and in hospital, I tested positive for COVID-19, just a few days after Christmas Day. From then on, there were occasions where I had to remove my hearing-aids during the ward-round.

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Practice Index

JUNE 13, 2024

Flawed appointments measure shelved Practices had risked losing thousands of pounds because they could not provide accurate data on appointments for indicator ACC-08. The IGPM had warned NHS England of a “significant flaw” in one of the appointment management systems.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Implementation was included in the GP contract as a key factor in helping practices handle appointments. This contrasts with practices handling 34,000 more appointments daily than five years ago. The post Primary care news round-up (9th to 15th February 2024) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog. per 100,000 people.

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Northwest Suburban College

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

– Cholesterol and blood glucose testing: High cholesterol and elevated blood sugar levels may serve as early warning signs of potential cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, allowing for early intervention and management. .

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Access to appointments top issue for public In a new Health Foundation survey, 38% of people stated that practice appointments were among their priorities for the NHS, compared with 27% who stated that waiting times for routine appointments should be a priority. The Royal College of GPs said the findings were no surprise.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Practices will be expected to help patients struggling with registering on the NHS Wales App, which will include repeat prescriptions and appointment requests. Health Secretary Wes Streeting promised to give local health services increased flexibility over their spending, calling on them to improve access to practice appointments.

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Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

The Craneware Group hosted a round table with healthcare leaders from across the United States to understand why so many hospitals had not complied with the new ruling. A revenue cycle audit looks at every step of a patient’s interaction with your facility, from booking their initial appointment to receiving their bill.

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