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7 Fast Growing Entry Level Healthcare Jobs for 2025

ACI Medical & Dental School

Medical Assistants perform both administrative tasks like scheduling appointments and clinical duties such as taking patient vital signs, assisting with examinations, and preparing treatment rooms. Patient Care Technicians work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and rehabilitation centers. Where Do They Work?

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

In the 2023 Patient Consumer Survey report, the topline lesson is that “cost and location drive patient decisions, while service and comfort drive experience.” Patients most frequently make visits for primary or preventive care, followed by seeing a specialist, and seeking urgent care, the first bar chart illustrates.

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What is a medical assistant? Exploring the different types of medical assistants

Mildred Elley

Medical assistant duties could include helping doctors with medical procedures, preparing patients for x-rays, or simply filing patient medical records. No matter the task, medical assistants are highly trained healthcare professionals who operate both clinically and administratively offering vital patient care.

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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

Losing Touch In far too many provider-patient encounters, the art of communication is lost, seemingly forgotten in the rush of things to do. Doctors see patients in rushed 15-minute appointments, often without a cursory physical exam. We stare at our computer screens and fail to make eye contact.

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Magnet Status Matters: What Magnet Recognition Means for Hospitals and the Nurses Working There

Minority Nurse

The return on investment requires measurable patient care metrics, a superior nursing environment involved in hospital decision-making, and higher net patient revenue than non-Magnet hospitals. Hospitals are constantly striving to improve patient safety. A Magnet designation validates the hospital’s mission.

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12 Fast Growing Jobs in the Medical Field in 2024

ACI Medical & Dental School

Medical Assistants perform both administrative tasks like scheduling appointments and clinical duties such as taking patient vital signs, assisting with examinations, and preparing treatment rooms. Patient Care Technicians work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and rehabilitation centers. Where Do They Work?

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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have a great deal of responsibility regarding patient care, and as the healthcare landscape evolves, so do the daily risks NPs face. Nurse practitioner malpractice data can be used to inform and address areas of clinical improvement as well as help to improve the quality of care and patient safety.