Resolve to Complete CNA Training and Improve Your Income

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So the holiday decorations are put away, the Champagne bottles and party hats all sit, empty, next to an overflowing recycling bin, Times Square has been swept clean of confetti; the New Year has fully arrived.  In the cold and sober light of the first serious days of 2013, many of us turn to making […] Read More

Happy New Year from the Allen School Blog

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As 2012 winds to a close, we look back on all our efforts to achieve.  Whether it be in earning a certified nursing assistant certificate, becoming a medical office assistant or landing a first job as a medical billing and coding professional, the year and its achievements are soon to be written into the history […] Read More

Helping Medical Billing and Coding Pros Avoid High-Risk Coding Errors

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The folks over at The Profitable Practice – a website produced by SoftwareAdvice.com and dedicated to helping doctors and other medical practitioners build and maintain successful practices – recently published a very good article entitled, “Avoiding Coding That Leads to Audits: A Q&A With Betsy Nicoletti”.  Betsy Nicoletti is the author and co-founder of www.codapedia.com which […] Read More

Happy Holidays from the Allen School Blog

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To all our students of medical billing and coding, certified nursing assistant training and medical office assistant training, the Allen School Blog wishes you a happy, healthy, safe and peaceful Christmas, Channukah, Kwanzaa. Solstice or whatever holiday you may be celebrating this season.  Peace on Earth and good will to all mankind! Read More

Medical Billing Manager is a Top Earning and “Low Cost of Entry” Career

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This video by Farnoosh Torabi of Yahoo! Finance chronicles the leading, high-paying jobs that do not require the budget-busting costs associated with a 4 year college program.  Finding good paying careers that require a shorter commitment of time and money invested in studies can be difficult, but not if you’re looking at medical billing and […] Read More

We Stand With Sandy Hook Elementary and Newtown CT

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From everyone at the Allen School Blog, we’d like to offer our deepest and most sincere condolences to all the families of those left behind in the wake of the senseless and unconscionable tragedy that took place in Newtown on Friday.  There is nothing that anyone can say to undo what evil has wrought in […] Read More

12/12/12 Concert Demonstrates How New York Helps Its Own

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You’re studying to be a certified nurse assistant, so you’re already the kind of person that, by nature, is driven to help people in need.  And you’re studying to earn your CNA certification with Allen School, an organization with deep roots in the New York metropolitan area.  This is an area also known for denizens […] Read More

Don’t Slow Your Job Hunt During Holiday Season

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Whether you’re seeking a new job in the field of medical office assistant, certified nursing assistant (CNA) or any career in any industry, the Holiday season is a remarkably good time to be looking for a job.  This may seem a bit counter-intuitive as many expect hiring to slow down this time of year as […] Read More