Diseases Come and Go – Medical Assistants Always Remain

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Found this fascinating graphic that helps visualize the top 10 causes of death in 1900 and again in 2010.  Put side by side it is just amazing to think how many once-fatal illnesses medical science has eradicated in the course of the last 100 years.  The same post at Sploid.com (a favorite geeky site of […] Read More

Don’t Forget to Vote Today Nursing Assistant Trainees

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OK, well neither should medical assistant trainees nor medical billing and coding students forget to vote.  Really, anyone reading this blog post needs to know that today is Election Day here in the US and the mid-term elections include races for every seat in the US House of Representatives.  Here in New York, the Governor […] Read More

Online Medical Billing Students, Don’t Be Held Ransom

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You study online medical billing.  You’re computer savvy and don’t go anywhere without your laptop, tablet and smart phone.  You’re the person your friends and relatives call when their computers are giving them problems.  So you likely know a lot about how to treat computer viruses (like your classmates studying to become nursing assistants know […] Read More

Why its an Interesting Year to get a Nursing Assistant Education

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Getting a nursing assistant education is always an incredibly interesting thing to do.  It is also challenging, lucrative, and rewarding, but I digress.  This year, those about to earn their nursing assistant certification are going to be entering this already dynamic and action-packed field at a time of heightened interest. According to the Centers for […] Read More

5 Best Things to Say During Medical Assistant Job Interviews

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Typically, I encounter posts written at job seekers’ sites talking about how best to answer certain common job interview questions.  Things like, “Where do you see yourself in five years” or “What do you consider your greatest strengths and weaknesses” are typical and have been discussed ad nauseum. Today, however, I came across a piece […] Read More

Hey Online Medical Billing Students – Protect Your Home Network

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Studying from home with Allen School Online is a greatly convenient way to earn an exciting new career.  However, like anything else, this activity comes with some risks.  Maintaining a robust computer network at home – something that is common among online medical billing students – requires knowledge of some basic network security practices to […] Read More

Medical Billing Study – Modern Facet of Ancient Practices

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The Internet puts the entire history of human knowledge at our fingertips.  It makes medical billing study (along with many other courses of study) available in students’ living rooms or at their kitchen tables.  The Internet is at the forefront of medical science in many ways.  And while it is fascinating to explore the medical […] Read More

Become a Millionaire Medical Assistant

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OK, let me state at the outset, I am not saying that if you earn a certification as a medical assistant that you will automatically become a millionaire.  Achieving that level of financial excellence requires a lifetime of hard work and discipline.  However, reading an article in Inc. magazine over the weekend on 20 Easy […] Read More

Medical Billing Classes Online ANYWHERE!

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One of the best parts about studying medical billing classes online (besides getting a great new skill in a job rich career environment) is the freedom to study wherever you’re comfortable.  Most of the time, that’s usually in your own home.  But with the ever growing ubiquity of WiFi signals in public places, it is […] Read More

You Can Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (she did!)

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You may be feeling like changing careers is difficult to do.  Especially if you’re making the change after having trained for and worked for some time in another field.  You may feel like it is an insurmountable challenge to attain a certified nursing assistant degree.  Perhaps you’re unfamiliar with computers.  Or maybe you’re not confident […] Read More