Allen School Healthcare Training Blog

Today, the third day of 2014, begins with a snow storm and temperatures near the zero mark (and well below with added wind chill).  If you’re not someone studying medical billing classes online with the Allen School, then you’re likely someone who has to put on 27 layers of clothing, dig yourself out from beneath […] Read More

So another year has come and gone.  Another year full of hard working students in the fields of medical billing and coding, nurse assistant training and medical assistant training.  We’re proud to have produced a great number of well-trained graduates in 2013, serving the health care industry well with all they’ve learned during their time […] Read More

To all those studying to become medical billing specialists, nursing assistants and medical assistants with the Allen School, and to all those faculty and staff helping students realize their dreams and goals, the editors of the Allen School Blog offer warmest Season’s Greetings!  Please have a safe, warm, happy holiday surrounded by the ones you […] Read More

From time to time, this blog likes to look back at particularly scary medical procedures from the 18th and 19th Centuries to illustrate just how far the field you’re entering has come.  Whether you’re studying to become a medical assistant or a certified nursing assistant, you’re learning the most up to date practices and processes […] Read More

Usually, we cover stories here on the Allen School Blog that focus on the myriad benefits of studying medical billing and coding online with the Allen School.  You know, stories about how much less time you’ll spend not stressing out in traffic jams or how much more convenient online study is for those managing households […] Read More

The conventional wisdom is that the month of December is a bad time to be looking for work as many hiring authorities take time off for the holidays.   If you’re looking for a job after having recently completed your medical assistant education with Allen School, you should know that this thinking is – put bluntly […] Read More

According to research data from Net Applications, nearly 33% of the world’s computers still run Windows XP operating system.  That means, statistically, one in three students taking online courses for medical billing and coding are using a machine running the twelve year old software.  Why is this a problem?  Well, it is because Microsoft has […] Read More