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How Recent Healthcare Trends Will Impact Medical Assistants
Straddling the worlds of clinical and administrative work, medical assistants experience changes in our healthcare system more than most. Many entering the field are wondering how the evolution of the healthcare industry will impact them.
Taking a look at three major trends, it’s clear that answering the question “What do medical assistants do?” is only going to get more difficult over time.
Medical assistants are poised to see their jobs get more technical and more complex as healthcare turns into a truly 21st-century field.
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The medical assistant job description has always been long and more fluid than that of most staff at…
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Health Care Trends That May Impact Medical Assistants
One major trend that is already causing an impact on medical assistants is that of technology in the realm of data analysis. Data analysis is becoming more integrated into healthcare operations in an effort to improve electronic records keeping.
Revamping Medical Assistant Roles May Boost Physician Productivity
Previously, medical assistants had been overloaded with administrative work, which left them feeling dissatisfied with their ability to interact with patients. Now they are "workflow managers," and they are trained to be coaches and conduct thorough patient interviews.
When Higher Education Doesn’t Deliver on Its Promise
The medical-assistant education market is inefficient because the American higher education system is largely unregulated.
How Recent Healthcare Trends Will Impact Medical Assistants
Straddling the worlds of clinical and administrative work, medical assistants experience changes in our healthcare system more than most. Many entering the field are wondering how the evolution of the healthcare industry will impact them.
MedicalAssistantSchools.com
This website contains a complete list of all the nationally accredited Medical Assistant schools in the country, including Online Medical Assistant Schools.
American Association of Medical Assistants
The mission of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to provide the medical assistant professional with education, certification, credential acknowledgment, networking opportunities, scope-of-practice protection, and advocacy for quality patient-centered health care.
American Registry of Medical Assistants
Being a national registry, we are represented in every state, including corpsmen and medics in military service hospitals and clinics, and currently have a membership in the many thousands. We are not an employment agency, training center or a school operating for profit, but rather an organization whose purpose is to advance the status and professionalism of the Medical Assistant.
California Association of Medical Assistants
The purpose of the California Society of Medical Assistants is to enable medical assisting professionals to enhance and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and professionalism required by employers and patients; protect medical assistants' right to practice; and promote effective, efficient health care delivery through optimal use of multi-skilled Certified Medical Assistants CMA (AAMA).
Medical Office Assistants' Association of British Columbia
Our mandate is to develop and maintain a strong, professional image that will be valued by patients and the medical community. The association is committed to providing opportunities for educational, personal and professional growth in order to assist members’ productivity and to increase their satisfaction with their work environment.
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
ABHES enhances the quality of education and training and promotes institutional and programmatic accountability through systematic and consistent program evaluation. Its key is to assure the quality of the programs it accredits, and assist in the improvement of the programs.
British Society of Medical Secretaries and Administrators
We are the UK's leading training and membership provider specialising in training and support for Medical Administration and Practice Management within the NHS and Private Healthcare. "The BSMSA aims to have a positive impact on the future of medical secretaries and administrators through promotion of training, encouraging personal development and endorsing the role they play in the clinical environment"
Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel
The Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (CSOMP) represents all allied health care personnel in ophthalmology working in Canada. The goals of CSOMP are to work in association with the Canadian Medical Association in accrediting new ophthalmic programs in Canada, to provide continuing education and to maintain a strong membership consisting of all Canadian ophthalmic medical personnel.
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