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Medicare Advantage or disadvantage? Lawmakers hear about the good, the bad, and the prior authorizations

Medical Economics

In 2024 Medicare spent $83 billion on rebates for some form of supplemental benefits, representing more money than Medicare spent on the entire the entire Physician Fee Schedule. Another significant concern is the lack of oversight within Medicare Advantage.

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Nurse-Turned-Patient Shocked by How She Was Treated by the Healthcare System

Scrubs

Theresa Brown is a hospice and oncology nurse that was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2017. Nobody was there to manage her appointments or explain to her what she should do next. Small tasks like scheduling her next appointment became needlessly tedious and overly complicated.

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Beyond Hospitals: Where Else Can Medical Assistants Work?

Prism Career Institute

Hospices Medical assistants play crucial roles in palliative care and hospice support settings. 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.,

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Difference Between a Medical Assistant and a Nurse Aide

Southern Careers Institute

They perform administrative tasks such as Scheduling appointments Keeping track of patient record Answering phones and making phone calls Organizing medical supplies and equipment Preparing patient charts and reports Filing paperwork and doing other light clerical work.

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What Is a Medical Assistant?

Prism Career Institute

They are often the first people to meet with a patient during an appointment, discussing whatever issue theyre experiencing. We can accommodate busy schedules by offering day classes at our Philadelphia location and daytime and evening classes at our two New Jersey sites.

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Medical Assistant vs. CNA: What’s the Difference?

Prism Career Institute

These settings include nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, hospices, and even in-home health care. This program is available in both daytime and evening options in a hybrid delivery to accommodate busy schedules. Both the day and night programs include 720 total hours over 40 instructional weeks.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

OCR also identified issues with the notice of privacy practices and a HIPAA privacy officer had not been appointed. Cornell Pharmacy is a single-location healthcare provider that mostly serves hospice care organizations in Denver and provides compound medications. The case was settled and a financial penalty of $28,000 was paid.

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