Medical assistants play a crucial role to healthcare teams. The ever growing and changing healthcare industry has expanded the role of a medical assistant. Looking back at this year, we can see many changes in the healthcare industry. You might be wondering what is happening right now, let’s take a look.
About 46% of Employers Say Medical Assistants Have Multiple Job Roles
Medical assistants wear many hats. As healthcare organizations begin to shirt to team-based care models, medical assistants are often a major part of the team. Some of the roles they play are flow manager, running team meetings, preplanning patient visits and completing a number of health screenings.
