Medical Assistant, Know Your Enemy

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Ancient Chinese tactician, Sun Tzu, wrote in The Art of War, his famous treatise on warfare, “Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.”  For the modern medical warriors, […] Read More

Medical Field GREW During Worst Recession Since the Depression

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If there was ever any doubt that going to medical assistant school, nursing assistant school or online medical billing school leads to very stable employment, this chart dispels it.  The Labor Departments recent Establishment Survey looked at how employment in all sectors has fared during the Great Recession that began in 2007.  While there are […] Read More

Forbes’s Tough Love for Medical Billing and Coding Job Seekers

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OK, well it wasn’t written expressly for medical billing and coding professionals.  It could just as easily apply to those job seekers holding a certified nurse assistant degree, a medical assistant certification or really, everyone seeking employment today. In this frank article entitled, “Stop Screwing Up Your Job Search in These Ten Ways”, Forbes magazine […] Read More

Medical Assistants Give the Best Advice

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I don’t know about you, but I have received some of the best advice on health and related issues from the medical assistants working in the offices of my doctors.  After all, it is the medical assistant (or sometimes the certified nurse assistant) who comes into the examination room before the doctor to collect information […] Read More

Stay Topical Medical Assistants

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Being a medical assistant – like being a certified nurse assistant, nurse, or doctor – means being informed not simply on the material covered in medical assistant training, certified nursing assistant courses or med school.  It also means staying vigilant when it comes to trends and events that can impact on public health.  In some […] Read More

Why Certified Nurse Assistants have Job Security: Reason # 2477

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When looking for a stable, solid career to pursue, one could do a lot worse than certified nurse assistant.  Taking certified nurse assistant training via Allen School is a sure-fire way to nearly ensure that you’ll be graduating into a field where there will always be plenty of employment to go around.  Why do I […] Read More

Rising Tide Lifts All Boats for Employment in These Cities

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24/7 Wall Street published an article listing the top six cities for wage increases over the last year.  The top six cities where wages are soaring are: 6. Odessa, Texas 5. Provo-Orem, Utah 4. Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 3. Midland, Texas 2. Vero Beach, Florida 1. San Francisco/San Mateo, California The article credits certain industries […] Read More

Medical Billing Online: Today’s Innovation is Tomorrow’s Antique

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The ability to study medical billing and coding online with the Allen School Online is a pretty amazing achievement of technological advancement.  True, the internet has wrought significant change to nearly every industry and impacted the way we all live our lives.  Its not just online schools for medical billing representing this quantum leap.  Today, […] Read More

LinkedIn: a Fantastic Career-Promoting Tool for Certified Nurse Assistants

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Finding the right position after you’ve completed certified nursing assistant classes at the Allen School is the goal yes?  After all, you’ve put in considerable effort into learning all the important facts and details you’ll need to be an effective certified nurse assistant and an asset to a doctor’s office or hospital.  And while our […] Read More

Lighten Up With Laughter Medical Assistants

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Hey medical assistants and those still enrolled in medical assistant classes!  I know things can get hairy sometimes.  Some days you wish you could have just stayed in bed.  Particularly when its day 10 of heat and humidity in the grip of a heatwave.  Whether you’re already working in the field as a medical assistant […] Read More