Making Use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) One of the most important tasks that paralegals perform for their supervisory attorneys is in the discovery process. Federal Rules of Procedure 26, 34 and 45 set out the basics of discovery. The 4000 series of rules lay out what is required in the Pennsylvania state…
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Dental Insurance Claims: 3 Ways to Stay Out of Jail Clinical Notes and Your Role in Insurance Claim Processing Written by Colette Jesikiewicz CDPMA, FADAA Dental Office Assistant Duties As a Dental Office Assistant one of your duties might include processing dental insurance claims and predeterminations. As you are completing this task, you need to…
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Avoid Common ICD10CM Coding Mistakes As we begin to discuss the transition to ICD11CM, let us not forget that we are still utilizing the ICD10CM coding manual and all that entails. We need to be sure that we understand how to determine the necessary codes and how to be sure that if there is more…
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Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca By: Laura Switkowski, LVT Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca, also known as KCS, is an ophthalmic disease in pets that causes dry eye. This disease is more common in dogs than in cat, and also can be more common in certain breeds of dogs such as Cocker Spaniels, Shih Tzus, and West Highland Terriers. The cause…
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To Research & Investigate: The Primary Role of the Paralegal Written by Jeffrey Hauck JD, CPO, CII, LPI As with many professions, to simply frame the role of the paralegal as an assistant to a practicing attorney would be a misnomer. Although the breadth of the role can be expansive, make no mistake about it,…
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GENERAL MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION VS. SPECIALTY MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION After graduating from the Blackstone Career Institute Medical Transcription Program, students will obviously be looking for a job—part-time or full-time—and maybe more than one job. The easiest way to get into this career field is as a specialty medical transcriptionist/healthcare documentation specialist (MT/HDS). This means working in one…
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Navigating the New Normal of COVID-19 in Child Care Centers by Kerry Regan, Early Childhood Special Education Teacher It is now clear that this pandemic will be a part of our future as the impact of COVID-19 in child care centers is significant. It is our job as teachers to make this transition as smooth…
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THE PARALEGALS’ ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, private firms as well as government agencies were encouraging their employees to work from home. Agencies such as The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy and The Justice…
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The Essentials of Legal Writing & Reading Skills by Jeffrey Hauck, JD, CPO, CII, LPI Working as a paralegal means that you will be physically and virtually surrounded by books and documents. Realizing that there are literally millions of suggestions on how to improve your legal writing and reading skills on the Internet, I wanted…
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How is Medical Scribing Different from Medical Transcription? by Pat Ireland, CMT, AHDI-F According to Merriam-Webster, scribes can be defined in the following ways: As a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times, studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists As an official or public secretary…
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