ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 14, 2025

Clinical Duties: Take patient vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, height, weight). Document medical histories and reason for the visit. Prepare patients for examination by the physician. Administrative Duties: Greet patients as they arrive, check them in, and update their medical records.

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Scrubs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They can often perform clinical duties like taking patient vital signs, administering injections, and assisting with minor surgical procedures. At the same time, they manage administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, billing, and maintaining patient records.

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Health Prime

MARCH 21, 2024

The revenue cycle in healthcare refers to the entire process of managing the financial aspects of patient care, from the initial appointment scheduling to the final payment received for services rendered. Regularly updating patient records is equally essential, as it helps prevent billing errors and delays.

Medication 105

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Valant

JULY 16, 2024

Therapy notes are a clinician’s private record of their patient encounters. Also called psychotherapy notes, these records help the provider keep track of what happened at each appointment. Progress notes, on the other hand, record information relevant to the patient’s treatment and response to treatment.

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Appointments Documentation HIPAA Follow-Up 98

Valant

MAY 2, 2024

These include increased productivity, reduced paperwork, accurate documentation , and enhanced data security. By leveraging technology, clinicians can deliver better patient care and optimize their financial performance. An EHR makes administrative tasks, such as appointment scheduling and billing, faster and easier.

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Documentation Patient Care Billing Insurance 102

Valant

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

An electronic health records (EHR) system can do more than house patient records—an EHR designed for CBT, DBT, and other types of behavioral health therapies can help meet the specific needs of your practice. Behavioral health typically requires more recurring appointments than other fields.

Appointments 52

Appointments Billing Documentation Scheduling 52

MedCerts

JULY 3, 2024

What Does an Electronic Health Records Specialist Do? As a vital part of the healthcare team , an Electronic Health Records Specialist (EHR) is responsible for updating patient records, transcribing doctor's notes and charting procedure codes. Training in Microsoft Office finishes the course.

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Medical Terminology Bookkeeping Billing Insurance 79

Valant

JANUARY 16, 2024

The quality of care for patients remains the north star, but time spent in session is not the primary drain for many clinicians—it’s all the paperwork. Unbillable admin tasks outside of appointment times can eat up a shocking amount of your day. And much of that comes down to your EHR workflow. Empowers a 99% average clean claim rate.

Patient Care 52

Patient Care Billing Documentation Appointments 52

Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Handle Large Volume of Patient Scheduling Managing patient appointments is one of the most significant challenges for a medical administrative assistant. Scheduling is complex and hard when numerous patients and doctors are present, along with multiple medical procedures.

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Medical Administrative Assistant Medication Patient Records Appointments 40

Arkenea

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Key Takeaway: EHR software is designed primarily for the documentation and management of patient clinical information, while PM software is designed for the administrative functions of healthcare practices. The documentation of medical diagnosis and procedure codes is also done using MPM software. can be stored and reused.

Documentation 52

Documentation Billing Appointments Medical History 52

Northwest Career College

MAY 9, 2024

They are responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the facility by performing tasks such as scheduling appointments, managing patient records, processing billing and insurance, handling correspondence, and maintaining office supplies.

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Medical Administrative Assistant Medical Terminology Medication Customer Service 40

Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Efficient intake procedures can minimize wait times, reduce paperwork errors, and boost patient satisfaction. Streamline Documentation: Use digital forms and automated systems to collect patient information before their first visit.

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Practice Index

AUGUST 1, 2024

Transport, banking, broadcast services and healthcare were all affected, including those GP practices that use the EMIS system to manage appointments, conduct patient consultations and update and store patient records, as well as using it to send prescriptions to pharmacies.

Documentation 52

Documentation Follow-Up Appointments Medical History 52

Northwest Career College

APRIL 17, 2024

These duties may include scheduling patient appointments, maintaining patient records, directing tasks that follow up on processing billing and coding and coordinating communications between the patient and other health staff with the provider. In cooperation, it administers medications or injections.

Medical Assistant 40

Medical Assistant Medication Appointments Vital Signs 40

Valant

APRIL 30, 2024

Understanding Treatment Plans in Counseling A treatment plan is a document that records a patient’s current mental health status and lays out goals for the outcome of their treatment. This document provides a clear roadmap you can use to ensure your treatment stays on track with a client’s goals.

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Documentation Communication Insurance Collaboration 52

Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

Complete and accurate documentation is a crucial part of the therapy intake process. It ensures that important information is recorded for future reference and can be used as a baseline. A patient’s medical history, presenting concerns, treatment preferences, and any relevant psychosocial factors should all be documented.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Tracking patient outcomes and treatment effectiveness allows practitioners to gauge the efficacy of interventions and tailor treatment plans accordingly. By analyzing the data gathered from patient records, practitioners can identify successful strategies and refine their approaches to achieve even better results over time.

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Medical Advantage

JUNE 20, 2024

Electronic Medical Records EMRs are digital versions of the paper charts found in a clinician’s office. They contain the medical and treatment history of patients within one practice. EMRs streamline workflows by automating tasks like appointment scheduling, billing, and documentation.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

EMR (Electronic Medical Records) are the backbone of healthcare organizations. They store protected health information (PHI), and aid providers in documentation process. EMR software conveniently offers access to medical records, helps with appointments, and generates billing. Here’s how it is done.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 8, 2024

Here’s a brief overview of athenahealth features for each platform: Electronic health record s (EHR): Improves clinical outcomes in practices and hospitals, where healthcare providers can view their daily operations through the lens of a robust EHR service. It tracks every claim until it is fully processed, minimizing lost revenue.

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Appointments Billing Scheduling Patient Care 52

Northwest Suburban College

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Some of the key administrative duties Dental Assistants perform include: – Appointment scheduling and management: Dental Assistants often coordinate patient appointments, ensuring that dental practices run efficiently and that dentists can provide timely care to their patients.

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Sterilization Diagnostics Patient Education Appointments 52

Arkenea

JANUARY 21, 2025

Decades ago, healthcare professionals documented patient data in paper charts, which was time-consuming and susceptible to human error. CPT (Current Procedural Terminology): The CPT code set is maintained by the American Medical Association and is used to document medical procedures performed by healthcare providers.

Billing 52

Billing Documentation Patient Care Communication 52

Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Performance Reporting: The ability to focus on metrics such as patient retention, insurance aging, and billing documentation status goes a long way towards practice efficiency. Clinical Workflow Improvement EHR data can reveal gaps in care delivery, such as missed appointments or incomplete documentation.

Documentation 40

Documentation Best Practices HIPAA Appointments 40

Northwest Career College

AUGUST 16, 2024

Here’s a guide to ensure your email is formal and effective: Full Name: Use your full legal name as it appears on official documents. Worked with the Dentrix system, managing patient records and the schedule of their appointments. Provided education to patients regarding post-operative care and oral hygiene.

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Valant

APRIL 24, 2024

Objectives: Within the first four sessions, patient will learn how to identify and challenge irrational distressing thoughts. Patient will continue practicing thought-challenging between appointments, as well as engaging in 15 minutes of body scans and meditation per day.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Follow-Up Communication Documentation 52

Arkenea

MARCH 15, 2025

The HIMSS developed a multi-level framework to assist medical personnel in evaluating their data exchange and document management capacities. At this level, various software platforms and DMS (Document Management Systems) can securely communicate and transfer data with each other. Want to get your HealthTech project off the ground?

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

Read more… Jacob & Associates The California-based psychiatric medical services provider failed to provide a patient with timely access to the requested medical records and charged an unreasonable fee when the records were eventually provided. The case was settled and a financial penalty of $28,000 was paid.

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

with documented U.S. Candidates meeting at least one of the following eligibility criteria can apply for the certification- Must be a current student or recent graduate (in the past ten years) from a medical assistant program from a school authorized by the NCCT Must be a foreign physician or R.N.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Information Managed by Patient Portal Software Patient portal software is built to streamline workflow and make healthcare accessible for patients. Enhanced Patient Care Patients can get annoyed by long waiting hours and freeing up time for appointments.

HIPAA 52

HIPAA Appointments Scheduling EHR / EMR 52

Northwest Suburban College

OCTOBER 11, 2024

After patient appointments, medical assistants are responsible for cleaning and preparing the examination room for the next patient. After patient times, medical assistants often move to the front desk to handle administrative tasks. Administrative duties play a big part in their daily work.

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Medical Assistant Medication Medical History Medical Terminology 52

Ciox

AUGUST 3, 2023

This fragmentation poses a significant challenge for healthcare providers striving to deliver patient-centric care. Missed Opportunities: Critical medical insights may remain hidden within the siloed data, leading to missed opportunities for accurate diagnoses and timely patient interventions.

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Unit Organization and Environment Medical History Transfers Collaboration 40

Valant

JANUARY 23, 2025

Woodstream leveraged Valant’s training tutorials to create workshops for providers, covering everything from documentation to appointment scheduling. It can handle unlimited patient records, eliminating concerns about capacity limits. Recognizing this, they turned to Valant.

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CollaborateMD

APRIL 29, 2025

With features like automatic billing, appointment-to-invoice tracking, and patient payment reminders, billing software can reduce this workload. This allows therapists more time for patient-focused tasks, a better work-life balance, and less time spent chasing unpaid claims. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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