Allied health instructors play such an imperative role in career success: not only are you tasked with giving students prescribed knowledge and skills to take on important healthcare roles, but you're also helping students develop life skills that will help them succeed in all areas of their life — career and personal.

As we approach Thanksgiving, we'd like to take an opportunity to thank everyone in the NHA community — educators, employers, students and certification holders. We're grateful to our partners who help us fulfill our mission of empowering people to access a better future. 

I had the opportunity to attend the AMA Practice Transformation Boot Camp on September 18, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physicians, care team members and health system leaders attended to learn successful team-based care strategies that promote professional wellbeing.

Success in healthcare requires more than clinical knowledge and technical skills. In high-touch healthcare environments where collaboration is critical, healthcare workers need to display essential skills. These skills make them more effective in working within a healthcare team ultimately helping patients achieve their health goals.

As we continue to witness a shift in healthcare towards team-based models, there's an opportunity to improve operational efficiency and patient care by providing medical assistants with greater opportunities to grow their careers. Medical assistants can play central roles in team-based models, especially when they are able to practice at the top of their credential. 

Margarita Fedorova, CPhT, joins host Jeremy Sasser and co-host Jessica Langley on the latest episode of OnScript with NHA to discuss the innovative pharmacy technician residency program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the first program of its kind nationally.

Recently named Pharmacy Employer of the Year at the Western Pharmacy Exchange (WPE), Margarita serves as manager of pharmacy services for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she has led numerous initiatives that push the boundaries of pharmacy technician practice and improve operational efficiency. She is responsible for coordinating the hospital’s tech-check-tech program, and has led the redesign of the technician practice models, supported a “meds to beds” program, and co-led the development and implementation of the pharmacy technician residency program.

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How medication dosage miscalculations impact both patients and pharmacies

Whether you're a healthcare professional or in training to become one, chances are you're busy balancing your personal and professional responsibilities. It's important to stay on top of industry trends, news and research, but it can be challenging to find time to educate yourself. Podcasts are a great way to learn on the go. You can tune in during your commute, lunch hour or workout routine — multitasking at its finest!

Below are six of our favorite healthcare podcasts to inform and inspire. Consider subscribing to them so you can always stay in the loop.

From October 13 to 16, 2019, I had the opportunity to represent NHA at the MGMA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Over 4,000 healthcare industry professionals gather together annually for this event, and I always look forward to it. The atmosphere is full of energy and everyone I talk to — whether it be at a session, in our NHA booth or just meeting people in the lunch area — is enthusiastic and excited to be there.

Learn how health coaching can help change patients’ perspectives around influenza vaccination

Medical assistants (MAs) play a vital role in the delivery of healthcare, often being one of the first interactions patients have at their physicians’ offices. With a shortage of providers on the horizon, practices will continue to rely heavily on medical assistants to keep practice operations smooth while providing high-touch patient care.