Happy Thanksgiving Allen School Students

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Allen School students of medical billing and coding, medical office assistant training, certified nursing assistant (CNA) training and all the staff and faculty have much to be thankful for this year.  For starters, we’re all involved in an exciting industry projected to continue its stellar growth over the next decade.  We’re also all involved in […] Read More

Medical Billing and Coding Careers – Making it Happen No Matter What

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If one truly wants to realize a dream in their life, they can definitely do it.  We can make our dreams reality sometimes through the sheer force of will (with a side helping of improvisational spirit).  Whether you want to become a medical billing and coding professional or become a world famous soccer player, the […] Read More

Wanted: Medical Office Assistants, CNAs, Medical Billing & Coding Specialists

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There’s not too much more I can add to the video below.  It seems the healthcare industry is struggling to fill the tens of thousands of good paying positions they have open each year.  If you’re taking certified nursing assistant training courses, medical office assistant courses or medical billing and coding classes at Allen School, […] Read More

11 Flu Shot Myths a CNA or Medical Office Assistant Should Know

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There are a lot of myths patients will lean on when explaining why they aren’t planning to get an annual flu shot.  As a certified nurse assistant or medical office assistant, you’ll likely hear them all over the years you work in a doctor’s office or hospital.  I must admit that I, myself have used […] Read More

Certified Nursing Assistants Make Great Volunteers

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With the aftermath of Sandy still fresh, New York is buckling down beneath the wicked chill of the season’s first Nor’Easter which is expected to dump snow on the same people struggling to dig out from under destroyed and damaged housing in the New York/New Jersey area.  If you’re studying to be a certified nursing […] Read More

Helping Those Affected by Hurricane Sandy

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If you’re an online student of medical billing and coding via Allen School Online, and if you’re living outside the NY/NJ area, you may be wondering what you can do to help those students of Allen School’s ground campuses in the NY Metro area.  Many of our students and faculty live and work in some […] Read More

Rewarder: A New Site for Selling What You Know (About CNA Training)

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An innovative, new web start-up called Rewarder.com has recently been launched.  According to Wired.com, “Rewarder co-founder Kendall Fargo had the idea to help people who, despite their best efforts, couldn’t find answers to their off-the-beaten-path problems online. ‘Everyone has personal needs and wants,’ says Fargo. ‘We all know someone is out there to help but […] Read More

Prepared for Frankenstorm Allen School Students?

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If you’re an online student of medical billing and coding living outside the Northeastern United States, then you’re probably feeling lucky right about now.  For the rest of you taking medical office assistant training, certified nursing assistant courses or any other course of study at the Allen School campuses in the NY Metro area, you’re […] Read More

CNA: A Job Making the World a BETTER Place

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Blake Ellis over at CNN Money published a somewhat sad article called, “Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place“.  You can read it here. In the piece, Ellis discusses a survey put out by Payscale.com wherein workers in all industries were surveyed about the way they felt about their jobs and whether what they did […] Read More

It’s Never too Late to Achieve – Become a Medical Billing Pro!

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Whether its medical billing and coding, certified nursing assistant training, medical assistant studies or any of the career fields available for study at the Allen School, its never too late to begin.  Even if you’re decades past college age and have already worked for years in a completely unrelated field, if you’re ready for a […] Read More