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Cracking the Code: Tips and Strategies for Using ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Effectively
As a billing and coding specialist, you'll be working with a variety of coding systems to ensure that healthcare providers are properly...

Katie Reigelsperger
Apr 25, 20235 min read


Understanding the Types of Anesthesia and Commonly Used Medications
Anesthesia is a medical procedure that is used to prevent patients from feeling pain or discomfort during surgery or other medical...

Katie Reigelsperger
Apr 14, 20233 min read


Automated Dispensing Machines and the Pharmacy Technician
As a pharmacy technician, you may be responsible for using automated medication dispensing systems such as the Omnicell and Pyxis...

Katie Reigelsperger
Apr 12, 20236 min read


Crash Carts - What Are They?
A crash cart, commonly called a code cart, is found in many healthcare settings; specifically, those in which patients are at the most risk for a cardiac or respiratory event. Some of the areas in which you will find a crash cart include hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centers, outpatient surgery centers, and cardiac stress testing centers. Crash carts are often made up as a set of drawers, trays, or shelves on a mobile cart that can be easily transported to differe

Katie Reigelsperger
Jan 12, 20233 min read


Pneumatic Tube Systems in the Hospital Setting
If you complete a rotation in a hospital or later on begin working in a hospital setting, chances are that you will see and use what is often called a “tubing system”. The more proper name for these systems is pneumatic tubing systems. These systems propel cylindrical containers through networks of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum. They have been used around the world for hundreds of years but are now most often seen and used in manufacturing, hospitals, and ban

Katie Reigelsperger
Jan 10, 20231 min read


Central Pharmacists or Staff Pharmacists vs. Clinical Pharmacists
If you participate in rotations; often called an internship, in an inpatient hospital setting for your pharmacy technician program, you...

Katie Reigelsperger
Jan 9, 20232 min read


Job Expectations for the Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy technicians can work in a multitude of different settings and one of the most versatile is the inpatient setting. Inpatient...

Katie Reigelsperger
Aug 24, 20225 min read


Overview of a Pharmacy Technician
If you are looking to obtain a career in the healthcare field, a career as a pharmacy technician is a great way to get started!

Katie Reigelsperger
Aug 9, 20223 min read


5 Reasons to Become a Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS)
Let’s talk about five reasons to start a career as a billing and coding specialist

Katie Reigelsperger
Aug 4, 20223 min read


KLR Certified Billing & Coding Specialist School Intro
What is a Billing & Coding Specialist? Coding specialists create coded data used by hospitals and medical providers to obtain...

Katie Reigelsperger
Jul 9, 20222 min read


Job Expectations for the Retail Pharmacy Technician
Job Expectations for the Retail Pharmacy Technician

Katie Reigelsperger
Jun 11, 20223 min read


Why to Get Certified
Why you should become certified in order to advance in your new career as pharmacy technician.

Katie Reigelsperger
Apr 14, 20223 min read


What Does a Career in the Veterinary Field Have to do with a Career as a Pharmacy Technician?
What Does a Career in the Veterinary Field Have to do with a Career as a Pharmacy Technician?

Katie Reigelsperger
Apr 4, 20224 min read


What Are the Differences Between My National Certification and My State License?
National Pharmacy Technician Certification CPhT vs State Board of Pharmacy License

Katie Reigelsperger
Mar 28, 20224 min read


Renewing a Pharmacy Technician License Guide - Indiana
KLR Pharmacy Technician School provides a step by step guide on how to renew your Pharmacy Technician License in the State of Indiana.

Katie Reigelsperger
Mar 25, 20222 min read


Common Drug Suffixes
KLR Pharmacy Technician Training School students have worked together to come up with additional clues to remember some common drug suffixes

Katie Reigelsperger
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Understanding DEA Drugs Schedules
For a new pharmacy technician, DEA Schedules and their respective drugs can be confusing, but it’s important for you to understand them...

Katie Reigelsperger
Mar 13, 20221 min read


Tips for a Successful Certification Course
1. Know your exam! This sounds so simple, right? Of course, you know your exam; you teach the content! But do you really? Have you or...

Katie Reigelsperger
Mar 1, 20224 min read


The 15 Best Traits of a Pharmacy Technician: According to Pharmacists
A pharmacy technician assists a pharmacist in several day-to-day pharmacy related tasks. Between triaging phone calls, handling...

Katie Reigelsperger
Feb 22, 20228 min read


If you want to be a nurse, Become a Pharmacy Technician first!
Anna is a longtime friend and colleague. We worked together in the inpatient pharmacy at Riverview Health where I was her supervisor. I...

Katie Reigelsperger
Feb 12, 20224 min read
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