Prism Career Institute

JUNE 1, 2024

The well-rounded curriculum provides students with an in-depth understanding of the profession with a mixture of classroom training and hands-on learning. Clinical Duties Medical assistants may be asked to perform the following clinical duties: Record patients’ symptoms and update medical histories Measure vital signs (i.e.,

Medical Assistant

Setting Sights

MAY 7, 2021

I knew that none of this was simply just ‘ black or white ‘ Years upon years of flashbacks; graphics, data, unanswered phone calls, rejection letters, fruitless appointments, upturned noses and wasted time, flew through my mind. The year-long hospital admission following numerous abdominal surgeries was hard. BMI is fine.

Admissions

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Physicians and hospital staff are surrounded by multiple responsibilities such as attending to patients, examining lab results, reassuring families, rounding on patients, and more. The patient collects the drugs from his/her nearby pharmacy store after the appointment. The pharmacist receives the e-prescription and places an order.

Transfers

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

In OCR’s last round of HIPAA audits in 2016 and 2017, most audited entities were not fully compliant with this important Security Rule provision, as they had either failed to conduct a HIPAA-compliant risk analysis, had not conducted one frequently enough, or their risk analyses were not comprehensive and/or accurate. A penalty of $2.7

HIPAA

Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. I came to her room for rounds in the morning. “We have to take her to court,” her social worker said after rounds. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. “Oh this?

Discharges

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Welcome to the 540th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Whether you are applying to a niche, innovative graduate program or more traditional one, the challenge at the heart of admissions is showing that you both fit in at your target schools and are a standout in the applicant pool. Thanks for joining me. My pleasure.

Admissions

Practice Index

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Primary care to get new Chief Inspector A Chief Inspector of primary care is to be appointed as part of CQC reforms. Emergency departments experienced their busiest ever September, receiving 530,824 emergency admissions. As a result of this, NHS England has renewed calls for the public to take up vaccination offers.

Huddles/Rounds

Setting Sights

AUGUST 11, 2021

What I am sharing in this blog takes on an alternative approach to my usual form of writing, for this is a particularly raw, personal account and summary of what I have experienced in the last fourteen months of my hospital admission, and more specifically, how it has largely impacted my mental health.

Admissions

Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

The Craneware Group hosted a round table with healthcare leaders from across the United States to understand why so many hospitals had not complied with the new ruling. A revenue cycle audit looks at every step of a patient’s interaction with your facility, from booking their initial appointment to receiving their bill.

Hospital

Practice Index

APRIL 17, 2025

Announcing details of the scheme, Health Minister Karin Smyth said: By caring for patients closer to home, we save time and stop masses of people having to head to hospital for unnecessary appointments in the first place. During March, nearly 47,000 patients waited for longer than 12 hours in emergency departments before admission.

Huddles/Rounds

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The types of activities that you include, the length of time you participated in them, and your description of these events all have an impact on how admissions committees will view your dedication to this career path. Just be sure your other activities reveal that you are a well-rounded candidate.

Admissions