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The Key Role of Medical Assistants in Primary Healthcare: Serving as the Backbone of Clinical Operations

Northwest Suburban College

At the forefront of these essential services are Medical Assistants, dedicated professionals who handle diverse tasks and play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth functioning of clinical operations. Contact us today to learn more about our Medical Assistant program and take the first step towards a brighter future in healthcare.

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Meet Cardiac Nurse Diana-Lyn Baptiste

Minority Nurse

As a nurse and researcher, I follow the most up-to-date treatment national guidelines published by the American Colleges of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) and PCNA. These organizations are committed to providing the best practices, based on research to ensure good health outcomes for all.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

While the plan of care is always the number one area for citations, care coordination consistently ranks right up there,” said SimiTree Compliance Senior Manager Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore. At a minimum, each patient’s medical record should reflect care team coordination at the following time points: Start of care.

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In Demand Career Spotlight: Pediatric Medical Assistant

ACI Medical & Dental School

Their role is vital for efficient clinic operations and enhancing patient care in pediatric healthcare. Appointment Management: Scheduling appointments, managing follow-up visits, and sometimes handling billing and insurance paperwork. What Does A Pediatric Medical Assistant Do?

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How Charge Reconciliation Boosts Healthcare Revenue

Relias

A majority said that up to 20% of their charges were incorrectly coded. The charge reconciliation process Your healthcare team must have extensive expertise in accounting and a solid understanding of clinical operations to run an effective charge reconciliation sheet. So, how does charge reconciliation work?

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A Comprehensive Comparison Between HL7 vs. FHIR

Arkenea

These challenges are as follows: A lack of a consistent data model, it is more implied. It lacks well-defined roles for messages and applications used in varied clinical operations. It also speeds up the data-sharing process. FHIR also speeds up data retrieval and decreases data redundancy.

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Meet Nicole Reid, Poison Control Nurse

Minority Nurse

At this point I was promoted to an administrative position as clinical operations coordinator. The tool also provides automated follow-up to the user and has the capability to provide further triage recommendations based on the interaction with the user during follow-up. That was a bit before my time though.