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Common Myths About Medical Assistants

Scrubs

They can often perform clinical duties like taking patient vital signs, administering injections, and assisting with minor surgical procedures. At the same time, they manage administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, billing, and maintaining patient records.

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Primary care news round-up (22nd August to 28th August 2024)

Practice Index

Alarm as practices lose income for residential care patients The IGPM has reported that practices are discovering huge errors in the number of residential care home patients recorded on official systems. In one practice, the gap between the number of patients in care homes and the officially recorded number is 400.

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Understand your Revenue Cycle to set your medical practice for success 

Health Prime

The revenue cycle in healthcare refers to the entire process of managing the financial aspects of patient care, from the initial appointment scheduling to the final payment received for services rendered. Regularly updating patient records is equally essential, as it helps prevent billing errors and delays.

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How to Increase the Productivity of Nursing Staff

Scrubs

Consider leaving purely administrative work to a separate team that exclusively handles back-office work such as scheduling appointments, equipment maintenance, and housekeeping. Giving your nurses too much work that can otherwise be automated distracts them from the work that matters the most.

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An Overview of EHRs Designed for CBT and DBT

Valant

An electronic health records (EHR) system can do more than house patient records—an EHR designed for CBT, DBT, and other types of behavioral health therapies can help meet the specific needs of your practice. Behavioral health typically requires more recurring appointments than other fields.

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Therapy Notes vs. Progress Notes

Valant

Therapy notes are a clinician’s private record of their patient encounters. Also called psychotherapy notes, these records help the provider keep track of what happened at each appointment. Progress notes, on the other hand, record information relevant to the patient’s treatment and response to treatment.

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Key Tasks in a Dental Assistant’s Day

Northwest Suburban College

By being attentive and proactive, we improve the quality of care each patient receives, making their dental experience as pleasant as possible. Managing Patient Records and Appointments Keeping accurate patient records is one of our most important tasks as dental assistants.