CNA Trainees – Know the Early Signs of Dementia

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CNA Trainees: Know the Early Signs of Dementia CNA trainees should never miss an opportunity to absorb the latest research from different corners of the medical establishment.  Being aware and sharp-eyed, a CNA can become an invaluable resource to the physicians and practices they’ll server in the course of their career.  Today let’s examine a condition that afflicts the aging and elderly.  With […] Read More

Medical Billing and Coding Classes Online to Beat the Heat

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This entire week in the New York Metropolitan area is forecast to be exceptionally hot with very high humidity.  That combination of weather conditions ensures there will be a spike in instances of health issues resulting from the heat.  Heatstroke, dehydration, heat exhaustion, sunburn, asthma and other respiratory distresses all increase when the weather is […] Read More

21st Century Skills Every Medical Office Assistant Student Needs

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The knowledge people need to succeed is increasingly divergent from what they’re actually learning in school.   Traditional thinking about learning is seemingly no longer effective when it comes to providing students with the knowledge and understanding they need to survive according to the World Economic Forum report New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional […] Read More

Online Medical Coding Class Students: Secure Your WiFi!

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encrypted wifi best for medical coding online class When you decided to take an online medical coding class, you splurged a little bit and purchased a new laptop to aid in your un-tethered study-lifestyle.  After all, online medical coding classes are best executed if your computer is speedy and not prone to “hang ups” due to overtaxed system resources or worse, crashes and […] Read More

Learn About New Public Health Issue to Aid in Medical Assistant Training

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For those students of the Allen School engaged in nursing assistant training, this blog always strives to cover the latest public health issues as they emerge.  Of course, this blog is not in any way meant to be an instructional aid.  We leave this important work to the experts and thought leaders among our esteemed […] Read More

What Microsoft’s Purchase of Linkedin Means for Medical Office Assistants

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You may have heard that Microsoft recently announced its acquisition of a popular business social network, LinkedIn for the princely sum of $26.2 billion.  Why should this matter to you as a medical office assistant training student with Allen School of Health Sciences? First, if you’re planning to study (or complete your studies) with the […] Read More

Allen School Blog Wishes All a Happy 4th of July

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Fireworks To all the medical billing and coding online students, To all the nursing assistant certification seekers, To all the diligent medical office assistants out there, From all of us at the Allen School Blog, Have a happy, safe and healthy Fourth of July. Happy Birthday America! Read More

3 Good Questions in Medical Office Assistant Jobs Interviews

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Healthcare Job Interview Going out into the field to land medical office assistant jobs can be a bit nerve wracking.  Actually, that’s true when interviewing for almost any job.  But, if you’re a person prone to proper planning – and it seems you are as evidenced by the fact that you studied at the Allen School before going […] Read More

Medical Billing Online Students, Update Windows or PAY!

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Windows-10 upgrade for Medical Billing Online For the past year or so, this blog has been periodically reporting on the new Windows 10 operating system and the saga of users being nagged to death to take the free update.  If you have been procrastinating and trying to avoid updating the computer you use to study medical billing online classes, there’s good […] Read More