It Only Hurts When I do This

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You remember the old joke about the man who goes to see his doctor and says ‘Doc, it hurts when I do this”, and the doctor says “Then don’t do that!”?  As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you’re bound to encounter some very strange and sometimes even comical maladies over the course of a long and […] Read More

The First No-contact Mobile Diagnostic Tool

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The nerds over at Popular Science (and I use that term endearingly) have been reporting on the so-called, “Tricorder X-Prize” which is a contest to see who can come up with the first no-touch medical diagnostic tool similar to the one used by the nerds on the famed sci-fi TV and movie franchise Star Trek.   […] Read More

Saving a Buck or Two for Billing and Coding Online Students

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Hey there Allen School Online students of medical billing and coding.  I have some information of particular value to you.  In fact, it is probably useful for those in our CNA training program and medical office assistant training programs as well since, these days, everyone has internet, phone and TV in their home.  But particularly […] Read More

Be Grateful O Medical Office Assistants & CNAs

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Yes, it is getting better out there, but slowly.  Unemployment is slowly ticking downward, but it remains high and there are some fields where full employment levels may never fully recover.  This is why you should be grateful if you’re enrolled at the Allen School to study their certified nursing assistant training program or their […] Read More

News from the World of Medical Billing and Coding

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In honor of National Consumer Protection Month (yes, that’s a real thing March 3-8), Gerry Detweiler at Credit.com penned an interesting article that is pertinent to anyone studying medical billing and coding or considering a medical billing and coding course as a new career.  In the article which you can read in its entirety here, […] Read More

HIV Cured in Newborn Baby

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Some days, its hard not to be proud to be a member of the medical care industry.   Sure, as a medical billing and coding pro, or a certified nursing assistant, you’re not going to be deeply involved with medical research.  However, when medical researchers, doctors and scientists announce things like this, it is a victory […] Read More

The Story About Medical Assistants that Isn’t Going Away

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It seems like almost every week another publication releases a story like this one from Yahoo! Education entitled, “Job’s that Aren’t Going Away”.  In this article, the author lists seven careers in high growth fields that are projected to remain in high demand over the next decade.  As you’ll probably guess from so many similar […] Read More

Medical Bills May Be Killing Us, But Medical Billing and Coding Pros Prosper

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Time magazine has a controversial article out in their current issue talking about the complexity and inefficiency of the current state of medical billing.  It raises several hot button issues surrounding how healthcare policy is determined in the US.  According to the research they cite, the following statistic jumps off the page, “We’re likely to […] Read More

CNA’s Have an Ethic of Helping Others

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It takes a special kind of person to be an effective certified nursing assistant.  Being a CNA requires someone with a disposition that is inclined to want to help others.  Certified nursing assistants need to be compassionate, brave, cool-headed in an emergency and more than anything, they need to care about their fellow man. Perhaps […] Read More