Main Line Health’s Dr. Hernandez, cardiologist/electro physiologist, is recognized as on the top physicians in the greater Philadelphia area. She was featured on the May 2010 cover of Philly Magazine in their Top Doctors edition. Dr. Hernandez attended medical school at Stanford University and completed her residency at New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Hernandez students and staff members from Prism’s medical programs. Highlights of her presentation included:
- Advice on how to find success in the Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding and Health Information Technology fields
- Motivation on how to establish career goals and meet them using her personal story growing up poor in Puerto Rico
- Importance of volunteering in the medical field
- Emphasis on the importance of great customer service in the medical office
- Skill requirements and attitude her office looks for when hiring medical personnel
- The role of accuracy and proper communication in the medical cycle from reception through examination and medical records documentation
- The culture of safety in the medical practice
- How Medical Assistants and Medical Billers/Coders play such a critical role in a smooth function medical office practice
- The value of being compassionate, caring and friendly in the medical environment providing for a great bedside manner
At the end of the presentation, Dr. Hernandez remarked how appreciative she was of Prism’s staff and that meeting and speaking with Prism students was “inspirational and rewarding.”
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