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Understanding Ethical Standards for Medical Assistants

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Medical assistants should follow professionalism and ethical standards in other duties such as filling out paperwork, billing, bookkeeping, and communicating with insurance companies and other healthcare providers. An ethics-based work attitude gives an assistant the ability to serve effectively with the trust of patients and colleagues.

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Common Questions You’re Likely to See in a Medical Assistant Interview

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They’ll also want a candidate to elaborate on any experience filling out forms, reviewing medical records, or performing billing and bookkeeping services. For more information, reach out to our Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , or Cherry Hill and West Atlantic City, New Jersey locations for day and evening class schedules.

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8-Step Checklist for Counselors Starting Their Own Practice

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Itll nudge you to cover essentials like client forms, office setup, or scheduling tools, so youre not scrambling later. Track every dollar in and out, either with software or a bookkeeper if numbers arent your thing. Its not just paperwork; it keeps you from chasing your tail.

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Duties and Responsibilities for Entry-Level Medical Assistants

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They also may work with a patient to schedule any follow-up appointments. Billing and bookkeeping: A medical assistant works to make sure any financial issues within the business aspects of a facility are addressed and kept in order. While these responsibilities tend to take place in the background, they serve an important purpose.

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Electronic Health Records Specialist Training: What to Expect

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In this program, you’ll learn everything in the first program plus topics like patient appointment scheduling, accounting, bookkeeping and information management. Training in Microsoft Office finishes the course.

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MedVA Expands with Launch of BizVA - Brings Virtual Assistant Efficiency and Cost-Savings

MedVA

BizVA provides professional virtual assistants to perform customer service, sales, paralegal work, scheduling, reception, bookkeeping, inventory management, marketing and other essential business functions remotely. “We’re helping companies of all kinds find the right virtual assistants to take their operations to the next level.”

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Becoming a Medical Assistant after Being a Military Medic

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We offer convenient course schedules, including evening courses, allowing you to get your education in on your own time. As a medical assistant you’ll have a wide range of different duties, so having military experience is helpful. The program overall includes 720 total hours and takes about 40 weeks of instruction to complete.