Priority 8 patients are those non-service-connected veterans with assets over the levels allowed for Priority 7 or income over the levels used by HUD as the upper limits for housing assistance eligibility.
Gerald M. Eisenberg*. A hospital's medical staff, the independent physician organization. required under state law and accreditation standards,' plays a critical role in. assuring quality care and improving patients' outcomes in the hospital. setting.
Clinical Medical Assistants. The role of a clinical medical assistant is what most people imagine when they think of what medical assistants do. Clinical medical assistant duties depend upon the laws of their specific states, but their role is more medical than those of clerical and administrative medical assistants. The responsibilities of a clinical medical assistant may include: 1  Preparing Patients for Examinations. 2  Taking Medical Histories. 3  Assisting the Physician During Examinations. 4  Explaining Medical Procedures to Patients. 5  Calling in Prescriptions to Pharmacies. 6  Collect Laboratory Specimens. 7  Sterilize Medical Instruments.