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How To Become A Medical Assistant?

MedAssistantEDU.org

AAMA (American Association Of Medical Assistants) predicts increased demand for skilled medical assistants in the U.S. A total of 725,000 medical assistants were working in the U.S. in the year 2019.

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Health Care In the COVID-19 Era – PwC Finds Self-Rationing of Care and Meds Especially for Chronic Care

Health Populi

The concerning learning here is that the self-rationing, or postponing, health care behaviors of millions of patients dealing with chronic conditions can exacerbate those issues, from foot health to vision health, delayed diagnoses for acute conditions, or un-managed care that will occasion an inpatient admission later in 2020.

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Primary care news round-up (10th to 16th April 2025)

Practice Index

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. The Royal College of Physicians says the outpatient system is archaic, disjointed and ultimately ineffective.