Arkenea

JUNE 23, 2025

Think of RAG as having a brilliant medical researcher who can instantly access and synthesize information from your entire healthcare knowledge base like patient records, clinical guidelines, research papers, and treatment protocols to provide precise, contextual answers to complex medical queries.

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Documentation HIPAA Discharges Medical Coding 52

ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 9, 2025

Phlebotomy & EKG: Performing phlebotomy procedures and administering electrocardiograms (EKGs) , which can be challenging for younger patients. Medical Records Management: Updating and maintaining accurate patient records, including documenting symptoms, medical histories, and treatment procedures.

Medical Assistant 52

Medical Assistant Medication Vital Signs Appointments 52

Northwest Career College

JUNE 1, 2025

A record of all the services provided by the doctor, all the tests, and all the procedures every time the patient visits the doctor is noted. Insurance companies use these codes to understand what services are provided and how much to pay the doctor or hospital. As such, this may become a great advantage to many people.

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Practice Builders

APRIL 11, 2025

Consider these findings: 63% of patients rate safety as their top priority when interacting with their physicians. Incorrect diagnoses, surgical errors, and medication mix-ups often result from delayed or unclear communication. For example, a physician must know about a patients allergies. What to do?

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Communication Patient Safety HIPAA Collaboration 52

ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 14, 2025

Prepare patients for examination by the physician. Administrative Duties: Greet patients as they arrive, check them in, and update their medical records. Verify patient insurance information and process any necessary paperwork. Afternoon: Follow-Up: Call patients to remind them of upcoming appointments.

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CollaborateMD

MARCH 20, 2025

Billing and Claims Management : Ensure smooth processes for medical billing , insurance claims, and payment collection. Reporting and Analytics : Provide actionable insights into practice performance, patient trends, and revenue generation. Is the data backed up on a mirrored out-of-state site? Does its servers have a firewall?

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Northwest Career College

MAY 17, 2025

Conversely, the m edical Administrative Assistant oversees the smooth running of daily operations by scheduling appointments, managing patient records, and handling administrative tasks. They perform support duties such as managing patient records, setting appointments, and answering phones.

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Northwest Career College

APRIL 23, 2025

Most of their tasks involve handling patient records and managing insurance claims to ensure smooth dentist scheduling. These require strong organizational skills and attention to detail; minor errors could create problems in patient care or billing. Quick Tip to Choose Between the Two: Think about what you like.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Just this year alone, we’ve seen some of the largest and most alarming healthcare data breaches in history, including those related to the American Medical Collection Agency, insurer Dominion National, and Inmediata Health Group, just to name a few. The number of healthcare data breaches keeps going up year after year.

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Health Prime

MARCH 21, 2024

The revenue cycle is a complex and multifaceted system that involves various stakeholders, including healthcare providers, payers (insurance companies), and patients. It begins at the front lines of the healthcare practice, where staff members collect essential demographic and insurance information during the initial patient contact.

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Valant

JULY 16, 2024

Failing to follow best practices for therapy notes and progress notes can have legal and professional repercussions. Therapy notes are a clinician’s private record of their patient encounters. The following is not an exhaustive list and state laws may apply, so check regulations in your state. What are Therapy Notes?

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Appointments Documentation HIPAA Follow-Up 98

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. Then, the work begins!

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Health Prime

MAY 23, 2024

When speaking with prospective medical coding partners, make sure to find out how they follow compliance rules. They should give you a list of compliance procedures they take as a company and how they ensure each employee is following rules and regulations. Most of them are above 98.5%. Reach out to us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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MedVA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

They can plan appointments, keep track of patient records, and send reminders, but they can do a lot more than just help with paperwork. On the administrative side, they can set up appointments, answer questions from patients, check up on treatment plans that are still in the works, and help with insurance claims and bills.

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Patient Records Follow-Up Appointments Billing 52

Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 14, 2024

Their versatile skill set allows them to perform both clinical and administrative tasks, bridging the gap between direct patient care and efficient healthcare administration. Medical Assistants also play a significant role in preventive medicine, assisting with screenings, patient education, and follow-up care.

Medical Assistant 52

Medical Assistant Medication Follow-Up Appointments 52

Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Insurance and Billing Issues The medical administrative assistant handles insurance claims and billing. However, mastering the medical insurance world is not easy; numerous insurance providers have their own rules and policies. That implies balancing patient needs with the demands of a medical team.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 31, 2024

Then, we’ll discuss keeping patient data safe and following health laws.  From checking your needs to setting up the software, this guide has you covered.  Claim Submissions The software streamlines submitting claims to insurance companies. This speeds up reimbursements.  It does a lot of this work automatically.

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Insurance 52

CollaborateMD

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For example, bills may make it unclear if insurance covers a treatment. A lack of clarity about insurance coverage can delay treatments. Poor Follow-Ups Some patients may have to wait for test results or additional information from doctors. Patients are usually anxious to receive such information.

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CollaborateMD

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Understanding Medical Billing Challenges Medical billing is a complex process that involves managing patient data, coding, insurance claims, and regulatory compliance. The software reduces the likelihood of errors with automated features to ensure that proper codes are used, and the updated claims rules and regulations are followed.

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Billing Medication Follow-Up HIPAA 52

CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They’re used for billing and insurance reasons. Think of it as a simplified language for a patient’s medical history, because every doctor and insurance company in the U.S Checking patient insurance coverage and eligibility before billing. uses the same codes.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

It supports your claims and demonstrates compliance with insurance regulations. Follow these best practices for documenting group treatment: Be specific. Record the focus of each session, techniques used, and each participant’s engagement and progress. Record therapeutic interventions. Audit documentation.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 8, 2024

Doing your due diligence—including reading up on athenaCollector reviews—will help you make an informed decision about whether it is the right RCM solution for you. The platform offers many features including insurance eligibility verification, claim scrubbing, and automated payment posting.

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Billing Follow-Up Appointments Patient Care 52

CollaborateMD

MAY 25, 2023

Oncology medical billing is the process of submitting claims to insurance companies or other payers for oncology-related billing services associated with cancer management. The process involves verifying the patient’s coverage, accurately documenting medical history, submitting claims promptly, and ensuring compliance with regulations.

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Billing Medication Medical Coding Insurance 52

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.

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Patient Care Billing Documentation Appointments 52

CareerStep

JULY 12, 2024

If you’re weighing whether in-person or online training is best for you, the following chart may help! Their day-to-day includes both clinical and administrative tasks, such as taking patient vitals, performing wound care, managing medical records, and processing health insurance.

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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.

Medical Assistant 40

Medical Assistant Medication Appointments Vital Signs 40

Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 27, 2024

This responsibility ensures that the pharmacy has the necessary medications and supplies available for patients at all times. They also handle administrative duties, such as answering phone calls, processing insurance claims, and managing patient records, which keeps the pharmacy’s operations running smoothly.

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Long Term Care Communication Follow-Up Patient Safety 52

Northwest Suburban College

MAY 10, 2024

This hands-on involvement requires a deep understanding of dental procedures and patient care, reflecting the importance of their role in the broader healthcare delivery system. They ensure all protocols are followed meticulously to maintain a safe and sterile environment for both the patients and the dental team.

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Sterilization Patient Safety Follow-Up Patient Care 52

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

OCR stepped up enforcement of compliance with the HIPAA Rules in 2016, more than doubling the number of financial penalties imposed. The following three years saw similar numbers of financial penalties; however, there was another major increase in HIPAA fines in 2020 when 19 HIPAA violation cases were settled with OCR.

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This number is expected to increase up to 19% by 2029. They are the first point of contact for patients, relatives as well as the healthcare staff. A medical assistant must be an active listener to understand the patient’s and physician’s requests to perform the task and pass the information further. in the year 2019.

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This number is expected to increase up to 19% by 2029, as per the US department of labour data. Post this; a student becomes a certified medical assistant and ends up with competitive salaries and benefits instead of the noncertified medical assistants. It is the first requirement to start the medical assistant career path.

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Medical Assistant Medication Certification Follow-Up 40

Northwest Suburban College

MARCH 8, 2024

Their key tasks include: Administrative Duties: Medical Assistants handle essential administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, managing patient records, and conducting insurance billing to keep the practice running efficiently.

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Clinical Operations Medical Assistant Medication Medical Terminology 52

ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

Engagement in Prior Authorization: Duties and Training INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. The pharmacy then notifies the patient and the prescriber of this request. The role varies on the setting that they are working from.

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Medical Assistant Documentation Insurance Certification 40

ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It is the insurance or payers’ way of controlling costs by approving or denying certain medications, procedures, or devices that may not usually be covered or is on a higher tier on the formulary.

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Medical Assistant Documentation Certification Medical Coding 40

Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

An EMR API integration involves linking in-house EMR to third-party services such as insurance management, billing portals, appointment booking platforms and more. Patients use these external services to fill an intake form online, check for claims, and access medical records. Here’s how it is done.

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

They take up several roles so that the healthcare facility works in a smooth and timely manner. They do this by improving patient’s quality of life by assisting with care, maintaining the records, and taking administrative and clinical responsibilities. Medical assistants are vital for the healthcare industry.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

billion in loans to healthcare providers under its temporary funding program to help ease the financial strain caused by delays to the processing of insurance claims and providers will have 45 days to pay back the loans. United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 40% of the $3.3

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