In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to medical assistants in the practice environment…
This session shares how a medical assistant apprenticeship program at one academic medical center aims to simultaneously address the MA vacancy rate while promoting top of license work…
Importance: Medical assistants are a crucial integrant in the ambulatory care setting. With duties ranging from administrative tasks to complex clinical skills, medical assistants support the flow of the ambulatory care clinic while delivering compassionate care…
In 2013, an academic medical center’s strategic plan projected a significant expansion in outpatient services with an increased focus on care coordination and population health initiatives…
Description of the work: Medical assistants are becoming an integral part of the healthcare team in the ambulatory care setting. Due to differences in state and organizational requirements, medical assistants arrive in a healthcare setting with different levels of training and expertise…
This session describes the process of developing a medical assistant externship program in an academic medical center while outlining the elements that are key for a medical assistant externship program to be successful…
Peripheral neuropathy is a prevalent and complex complication of diabetes mellitus. Classically characterized by burning or tingling in the lower extremities, neuropathy can gradually lead to numbness and loss of sensation…
Learning objective: To examine the development of a program created to increase the consistency and competence of skills demonstrated by medical assistants in our clinics…
In the interest of cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and employee satisfaction, medical assistant (MA) responsibilities can be tailored to the needs of a practice. In a large academic medical center with over 100 specialty clinics, it was difficult to gain consistency in MA responsibilities…
Dermatology is a specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating skin conditions. According to the Academic Alliance in Dermatology (AAD), there are 4 types of dermatology; derma-pathology, pediatric dermatology, Mohs surgery, and cosmetic dermatology…
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