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What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients

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The clinical staff suddenly could no longer receive digital notifications outside the labor rooms, notifications that help them monitor the vital signs of laboring women and their fetuses. The hospital’s billing department was also crippled. And then they did. Margaret’s Health, and a shortage of staff.”

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Common Myths About Medical Assistants

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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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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

The first graphic shown here illustrates the authors’ view on the digital evolution of HaH from delivery of care (migrating from in-person to fully virtual), telecomms (from telephone to embedded HIPAA-compliant video conferencing), and remote monitoring, moving from patient-reported data of vital signs to wearable sensors.

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The Role of Medical Assistants: Specializations, Certifications, and Tasks

WSMDA

Their duties may include taking patients’ vital signs, recording medical histories, preparing patients for examinations, administering medications, and performing laboratory tests. They may also handle billing and coding tasks and perform other administrative duties as needed.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

The first chart tells us that most patients want access to various cuts of their medical information: 9 in 10 people seek lab test results, their medical history, a list of prescription drugs and medicines, vital signs, immunization history, treatment plans, and radiology images and reports.

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12 Fast Growing Jobs in the Medical Field in 2024

ACI Medical & Dental School

Medical Assistants perform both administrative tasks like scheduling appointments and clinical duties such as taking patient vital signs, assisting with examinations, and preparing treatment rooms. Medical/Dental Billing and Coding Specialists work in healthcare facilities, insurance companies, and billing companies.

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Medical Assisting vs. Nursing: Which Is Right for You?

Prism Career Institute

They work under the direction of physicians or registered nurses (RNs), performing the following tasks and more: Administering medications and vaccinations Taking vital signs Helping patients with personal care (eating, bathing, dressing, etc.)