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How do Medical Assistants manage with Covid Patients
Now more than ever, healthcare institutions are relying on certified medical assistants. Certified medical assistants are serving as the backbone of medical facilities all over the world, proving to be an invaluable asset during the COVID-19 crisis. The training and knowledge that certified medical assistants possess make them elite medical professionals in high demand, especially during these times of the pandemic COVID-19. Certified medical assistants assist medical personnel to ensure patients are receiving the adequate care they deserve. -How Medical Assistants Manage Covid Patients Certified medical assistant duties in this hectic time of the COVID-19 pandemic can be described many…
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Vitamin IV Therapy is the new wave, but what you don’t know can hurt you
Vitamin IV Therapy is the new wave, but what you don’t know can hurt you Professor Kimmel wants everyone who is currently using IV vitamin therapy or considering it to be well informed. Many people have stated that they feel amazing upon receiving vitamin IV therapy. Professor Kimmel states; “Dose the average consumer really understand the risks involved with intravenous fluids?” Professor Kimmel wants to alert Americans that they should do their due diligence when deciding whether or not to get vitamin infusions, because it can be dangerous when performed by non-licensed personnel. The number of non-licensed health care…
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Career Advancement for Medical Assistants
Career Advancement for Medical Assistants Medical Assistants Medical assistants, also known as a “clinical assistants” or healthcare assistants, are an allied health professionals who support the work of physicians, physician assistants and other health professionals, usually in a clinical setting. What do Medical Assistants do? Medical Assistants (MA) perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by…
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How important is Medical Experience for Pre-Med students?
How important is Medical Experience for Pre-Med students? Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner; either the initial training to become a physician, or additional training thereafter. Medical education is also the subject-didactic academic field of educating medical doctors at all levels, including entry-level, post-graduate, and continuing medical education. Medical education applies theories of pedagogy specifically in the context of medical education. Specific requirements such as professional activities must be met before moving on in stages of medical education. Why Medical Experience? When it comes to getting into a , having the best GPA…
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Do Medical Assistant Certification Credits Transfer?
Do Medical Assistant Certification Credits Transfer? Many students have this question while they train at facilities to get their certifications. However, in order to answer it, we need to briefly introduce and highlight the importance of the MA certification. Moreover, we will define what ” Academic Credit Transfer” mean and then find out if the academic credit transfers or not while demonstrating the importance of the MA certificate. Firstly, Who Are Medical Assistants? Medical Assistants are eligible to work in physicians’ offices, clinics, or other healthcare facilities. They are responsible for performing physician support services that help ensure medical facilities run smoothly. Certified Medical…
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How to Earn Contact Hours for PA School
How to Earn Contact Hours for PA School What is a PA? PAs (Physician Assistants) are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient’s principal healthcare provider. With thousands of hours of medical training, PAs are versatile and collaborative. PAs practice in every state and in every medical setting and specialty, improving healthcare access and quality. What do PAs do? Physical assistants’ specific duties depend on the setting in which they work, their level of experience, their specialty, and state laws. They obtain patient histories, perform physical examinations, diagnose illness…
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What Can a Medication Aide Do?
What Can a Medication Aide Do? Written by Haya Eshtayeh BA A medical facility needs several employees in order to run. You find Receptionists, Technicians, Physiologists, Doctors, Therapists, Nurses and many more working there; some help with administration and others with taking care of patients. However, there is one particular job that deals daily with patients and is responsible for administering their medications: it is the Medication Aide Technicians. Therefore, what does a Medication Aide do? Where do they work? What is their pay scale? What are their responsibilities and duties? Moreover, what does it take to be a Medication…
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How a medical assistant certification can make a med school applicant stand out
How a medical assistant certification can make a med school applicant stand out By: Muna Alhuseini BA, MA and Alex Ngannou CMA RN A great way for a med school applicant stand out from the crowd is to have medical experience. It can be paid experience, such as working as a medical assistant, phlebotomy technician, patient care technician or nursing assistant. It can also be volunteer experience, such as volunteering at a hospital or clinic. At PCT, many of our students are medical school and PA school applicants. Our medical assistant program is popular with our pre-med and pre-PA students…
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Covid Preparedness Response
Coronavirus / COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan Updated 08/11/2020 Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Students……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Screening of students and staff………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 COVID-19 Screening………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18 Snack area…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 Classroom………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23 Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection…………………………………………………………………… 25 Personal Protective Equipment………………………………………………………………………………….. 26 Fit Testing of N95 Respirators……………………………………………………………………………………. 30 PPE Shortages / Optimizing Supply…………………………………………………………………………… 35 If a student Has Symptoms………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 Confirmed COVID-19 – ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 42 Clearing Students with COVID-19 from Transmission-Based Precautions…………………. 45 Online work………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 47 Confirmed COVID-19 – Staff………………………………………………………………………………………. 49 Staff Returning to Work…
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Compassionate Care When They Need it Most: A Journey in Hospice Care
Hospice Care is defined as a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient’s pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. In this article, however, we want to throw out sterile definitions and take a closer look at what it means to care for patients that are terminally ill, and the most important aspect of what a great caregiver should have: Compassion. The Need for Hospice Care Hospice care is focused attention on caring for the dying with serious illnesses. These are patients that doctors…