Now, I realize that as online students, many if not most of you hail from locales far removed from Brooklyn, New York. But the Allen School has historic roots in Brooklyn. Brooklynites ought to be proud of the representation they elected for themselves in Congress. (more…)
The Allen School Blog
Exploring Opportunities in the World of Medical Billing and Coding
Archive for July, 2009
Single Payer Simplified by Local Fellow
Following the Money
The fate of healthcare legislation will have a profound impact on the industry you, as Allen School students, are poised to enter. So the historic battle for the future of the American healthcare system is one you should be watching very closely. (more…)
Environmentalism, Now a Public Health Issue
Its not just for vegan, birkenstock-wearing, tree hugging, hippies anymore. While many are concerned about environmental degradation on a global scale and its impact on the world’s ecology, it may be locally encountered health problems that spur people to action. (more…)
Sound Off on the Healthcare Reform Debate
The debate is in full swing in our nation’s capitol over how to fix the skyrocketing cost of healthcare that is bankrupting many families and pushing 14,000 people every day into the ranks of the uninsured. There are, broadly speaking, three main schools of thought regarding the challenges we face. Where does your thinking fall in this continuum? Follow me over the fold to read the prevailing thinking. (more…)
Internet Archive: An Amazing Online Resource
Whether you’re doing research for your studies, recalling your most favorite Saturday Night Live skit or wishing you had some great Maceo Parker music to listen to while you’re studying, you will be glad to learn of the Internet Archive. Let me share with you, one of my most favorite online resources. (more…)
The Nancy Drew continues ….
You grow up, run from high school as fast as you can, get married, start having children and one day you wake up and wonder if this is all there is ….
The MRSA/Industrial Farming Connection
I recently had a beloved aunt pass unexpectedly and well ahead of her time, after contracting MRSA while in the hospital for a routine outpatient surgical procedure. So I did a little research and found out an uncomfortable truth. Follow me over the fold. (more…)
Resume Writing Resources
Writing resumes is intimidating for many and with today’s exceptionally competitive employment environment it can be even more daunting. (more…)
Four Tips for Successful Online Education
The field of online study has grown in the last decade as the convenience of online education has attracted more students with flexibility that traditional brick-and-mortar institutions cannot offer. Yet, with greater freedom comes greater responsibility. Here are four tips on how to optimize your online educational experience. (more…)
2009 Graduation Photos
On Thursday, June 6th, 2009, at the Queens College Colden Auditorium, a ceremony was held honoring the largest Allen School graduating class in its almost fifty year history – a full 1400 graduates – which included graduates from the Medical Assistant and Nursing Assistant programs and the first group of graduates from the Allen School’s new Online Medical Insurance Billing & Coding program. The online graduates who attended with their families were not only from New York, but also from such distant places as Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Ohio. (more…)
