Need Extra Time Before Accepting a New Nurse Assistant Job?

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One of the best things about studying to earn nurse assistant certification is the job opportunities that open up once you’ve earned your diploma.  You’ll find there are plenty of job availabilities and you’ll hone your skills at resumes, interviews and the like.  You may even find yourself in the enviable position of having one […] Read More

Traffic Law Myths Debunked – Reason #298 to Study Medical Billing Online

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We’ve probably all heard the following pieces of conventional wisdom regarding traffic laws and their enforcement: “If the officer who writes your speeding ticket doesn’t show up to court, your ticket gets dismissed.” “Cops write more speeding tickets toward the end of each month to make the quotas for ticket-writing they face on the job.” […] Read More

News for Medical Assistants: Lyme Disease Cases Spiking

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In an important piece of healthcare news in the Northeast (which is where many of our medical assistant trainees study, live and ultimately enter the workforce) was released this spring.  Centers for Disease Control and other agencies warn that as the warm weather arrives, the Northeast could see a record spike in Lyme Disease cases. […] Read More

Medical Assistant Job Seekers, Don’t Answer That Question!

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Have you ever run into a perfect stranger on the train or in the market who engaged you in conversation and then began to ask you uncomfortably personal questions?  Remember that uncomfortable feeling of having your personal life intruded upon?  Now imagine that in order to land that job as a medical assistant, you must […] Read More

Adblock Browser a Good Option for Medical Coding Online Students

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If you spend a good deal of time on the internet for work or as a student taking medical coding online classes, then you’re certainly no stranger to those annoying and sometimes idiotic pop up ads and videos that seem to launch at exactly the wrong moment.  You’re just about to articulate a critical thought […] Read More

Better Off Being a Certified Nurse Assistant

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So what do soliders, firefighters, head cooks, mail carriers, corrections officers, newspaper reporters, lumberjacks, broadcasters, photojournalists and taxi drivers have in common?  They are all on the Forbes list of worst jobs for 2015.  Unfortunately, this blogger has held several of these positions and can verify the validity of them being on a list of […] Read More

Medical Assistants! See Where the Jobs Are (or Aren’t)

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Finishing your medical assistant training courses at Allen School is exciting for many reasons.  But more than any other reason, it is exciting because it allows you to write your own ticket with respect to where you’d like to pursue your career.  As part of a field in great demand (medical), medical assistants are needed […] Read More

Online Medical Coding Classes, Use MORE Google

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We already know that those who take online medical coding classes are typically more computer savvy than their classical, on-campus student counterparts.  After all, these folks spend a lot of time online engaged in study of medical billing and coding.  They also tend to favor other online activities such as online banking, social media and […] Read More

Good Nursing Assistants Deserve Raises

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One of the arguments we make in favor of nursing assistant training is based on the fact that the healthcare field in general is projected to remain one of the best fields for employment opportunity.  The ongoing retirement of the Boomer generation alone will continue to ensure demand remains high for professionals in all facets […] Read More