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Medical Assistants for Dynamic Healthcare: The Importance of EHR Knowledge and Skills

Northwest Suburban College

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, Medical Assistants must be proficient in various clinical and administrative tasks, including working with Electronic Health Records (EHR). In the following sections, we will unpack the importance of EHR training for Medical Assistants in greater detail.

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Medication Management, Therapy, or Both? – Tools and Considerations

Valant

Behavioral health providers often use medications, therapy, or a combination of the two. Medication Management and Therapy Medication management involves a careful assessment of a patient’s medical history, symptoms, diagnoses, and needs to prescribe psychiatric medication, and then to monitor and adjust as needed.

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Enhancing Patient Care: Medical Assistants’ Key Role in Preventive Healthcare

Northwest Suburban College

As part of this paradigm shift, Medical Assistants have emerged as crucial assets in promoting health and wellness, particularly in primary care settings. Today’s Medical Assistants wear many hats, working collaboratively with physicians and other medical professionals to deliver high-quality patient care in various healthcare settings.

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How to Develop a Patient Referral Tracking System for a Medical Practice?

Arkenea

If a primary healthcare provider wants to refer his patient to a specialist for additional medical services then he puts in a recommendation for it. A patient needs a referral before getting medical care from any other physician. Plus, it also improves outcomes because patients receive timely medical interventions.

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Lessons Learned from a New EHR Implementation

EvidenceCare

Within just 11 months of going live, Baptist Health received the Epic Gold Star Level 10 award, a testament to their operational excellence and collaborative culture. Success Relies on Collaboration At the foundation of Baptist Health’s successful Epic implementation was their culture of collaboration.

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The Growing Importance of Pharmacy Technicians in Community Pharmacies

Northwest Suburban College

Traditionally, Pharmacy Technicians have performed crucial tasks such as preparing and dispensing medications, managing inventory, and maintaining accurate patient records. By engaging in MTM services, Pharmacy Technicians play an essential role in improving patient health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs related to medication misuse.

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The Medical Assistant’s Role in Patient Education

Northwest Career College

Empowering Wellness Through Knowledge For current or aspiring medical assistants, understanding the significance of patient education is critical in providing exceptional care. In other cases, patients find healthcare providers difficult to relate to and they want these concepts explained in simpler terms by the medical staff.