Continued Warnings About Bad Medical Assistant Schools and Diploma Mills

We have criticized, reported and warned about misleading advertisements and fake schools targeting potential medical assistant students seeking online courses on our website for years. Now, Donald Balasa of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) legal department is also raising awareness … Continue reading

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What Is A Medical Assistant Allowed To Do?

Medical assistants are unlicensed employees in the healthcare system, and local and state laws require that a supervising physician, surgeon, or podiatrist must be present whenever clinical tasks, especially direct patient care procedures, are performed.   Employers, often doctors, who … Continue reading

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Searching the Internet for “Medical Assistant” – Is Google Search Still Relevant?

When I enter the search term medical assistant into any search engine query box, I essentially mean “what is a medical assistant”, not medical assistant jobs, medical assistant training, or one page that gives me a general blah-blah-blah rewritten from … Continue reading

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Association of Professional Medical Billers & Administrators

MyAPMBA Networking to Success We are pleased to announce that the APMBA has officially opened and we are now accepting memberships. As an appreciation to Michelle Rimmer CHI, all former PMBA members (active as of 12/31/2011) we are offering ½ … Continue reading

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Student Medical Assistant’s Quick Thinking Saves Lives At the Scene of a Serious Accident

Amanda Cesare, who had recently completed her Emergency Situation CPR for Adults & Children certification as part of her medical assistant training, played an instrumental role as the first one to arrive at the scene of a serious highway car … Continue reading

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Preparing for Your Medical Assistant Final Exams and Certifications

The objective of a medical assistant training program is to provide comprehensive training to the medical assistant student body so that they can perform job related duties in medical offices and ambulatory clinics where health and medical services are provided. … Continue reading

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Choosing the Right Career after High School

There are many young Americans today just graduating from High School that are looking to go right into the job market, and start their new career within a year or less within graduating. Let’s face it,  with today’s uncertain economy, the unemployment rate remaining high, college tuition … Continue reading

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Medical Assistants: The Backbone Of A Medical Office

Author: Danni R., Owner/FounderAdvanced Medical Assistant Custom Web Design, LLC   Backing The Medical Office Team Most medical offices consist of a team of allied health and medical professionals, non-licensed assistive staff and skilled workers. The team may consist of doctors, … Continue reading

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Can Medical Assistants Be Sued?

Laws that Govern Medical Assistants in the USA Many working medical assistants are under the impression that when there are no specific laws and organizations that govern them then there are no liabilities. Nothing could be further from the truth. It … Continue reading

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Become A Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA)

Exciting Opportunities in Medical Laboratory Assisting A Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) is another fast growing and in demand career among allied health and medical professions.  Medical laboratory assistants are in demand in hospitals, major medical centers and specialized healthcare offices. Often, … Continue reading

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