Faculty, Staff, and Students – As you’re all likely aware, most of the metro-Atlanta area is experiencing inclement weather. Governor Deal has even issued a state of emergency for most of the metro-counties. Due to this, we are closing all Atlanta campuses tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Students and faculty – We will review schedules[…]
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Author: Alan Rothstein
Atlanta campuses – night classes cancelled Jan 16, 2018
All – Due to the impending weather, we are cancelling night classes at the Marietta, Sandy Springs, and Lilburn campuses. Makeup will be determined over the course of the next few days. We will determine later if classes will be cancelled for Wednesday, January 17, as the night progresses. Have a good evening everyone!
Massage Therapy Tools of the Trade
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The Basics of Clinical Coding: CPT and ICD-10-CM
The medical billing and coding professional will need to become very familiar with clinical coding using the basic ICD-10-CM & CPT coding system as this will be used for clinical coding on patient charting and medical insurance billing. Clinical coding will identify procedures and conditions that the physician will need to report on based on[…]
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Medical Assistant: Medical Specialty Choices After Graduation
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Interested in learning more about how medical assistants document patient information in charts and records? There’s a saying in healthcare, and specifically around documentation of records, that if it isn’t written down and recorded, it didn’t happen. Maintaining accurate records is vital so there is a clear account of a case history. This is also[…]
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A medical assistant program focuses training in both front and back office skills. A few of the skills taught in a medical assistant program include measuring vital signs, patient preparation for medical examination, updating patients’ charts, interaction communications with physicians and other medical professionals, preparing examination rooms, performing triage functions with patients, performing laboratory tests,[…]
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The Role of Accounting Financial Statements
The accounting professional of small to medium sized companies must work with different types of financial statements in the course of performing accounting duties. The financial statements include the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash and statement of retained earnings. Mastering these financial statements is the first step in becoming a successful accountant. Accounting[…]
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