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Medical Assisting: Foundations and Practices

By Margaret Schell Frazier, Christine Malone

ISBN-10: 0-13-515058-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-515058-0What's this?

Published by Prentice Hall

Pub. Date: Feb 2, 2009

Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM

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This book is a concentrated study of the foundations and practices of Medical Assisting and contains everything you need to know to succeed as a medical assistant. Each chapter begins with a description of the medical assistant’s specific role as it pertains to the content presented in the chapter and also includes CAAHEP entry-level competencies for CMAs and ABHES entry-level competencies for RMAs. A list of competencies appears in chapters in which procedures are presented. For each competency, theory is discussed, required materials are listed, and the procedure is presented in the proper format with the task, conditions, and a space for the instructor to add the required standard (time limits, required accuracy, or necessary achievement).

Table of Contents

Unit I Introduction to the Medical Assisting Profession

Chapter 1 The Medical Assistant Profession and the History of Healthcare

Chapter 2 Medical Assisting Today

Chapter 3 Professionalism n the Workplace

Chapter 4 Medical Law and Ethics 

Chapter 5 Interpersonal Communication Skills

Chapter 6 Patient-Centered Care and Education

Chapter 7 Considerations of Extended Life

 

Unit II Administrative Responsibilities of the Medical Assistant

Chapter 8 Written Communication

Chapter 9 Telephone Procedures

Chapter 10 Front Desk Reception

Chapter 11 Patient Scheduling

 

Unit III Managing Health Information in the Medical Office

Chapter 12 Medical Records Management

Chapter 13 Electronic Medical Records

Chapter 14 Computers in the Medical Office

 

Unit IV Managing the Medical Office

Chapter 15 Equipment, Maintenance, and Supply Inventory

Chapter 16 Office Policies and Procedures

 

Unit V Understanding Health Insurance: Billing and Coding Procedures

Chapter 17 Insurance Billing and Authorizations

Chapter 18 ICD-9-CM Coding

Chapter 19 Procedural Coding

 

Unit VI Accounts Payable and Banking Procedures

Chapter 20 Billing, Collections, and Credit

 

Unit VII Managing the Medical Office: Banking Procedures and Human Resources Management

Chapter 21 Payroll,Accounts Payable, and Banking Procedures

Chapter 22 Managing the Medical Office

 

Unit VIII The Clinical Environment

Chapter 23 The Clinical Environment and Safety in the Medical Office

Chapter 24 The Clinical Visit: Office Preparation and the Patient Encounter

Chapter 25 Medical Asepsis

Chapter 26 Surgical Asepsis

Chapter 27 Pharmacology and Medication Administration

Chapter 28 Vital Signs

Chapter 29 Minor Surgery

 

Unit IX Diagnostic Testing in the Medical Office

Chapter 30 Diagnostic Procedures

Chapter 31 Microscopes and Microbiology

Chapter 32 Hematology and Chemistry

 

Unit X Medical Specialties and Testing

Chapter 33 Urology and Nephrology

Chapter 34 Medical Imaging

Chapter 35 Cardiology and Cardiac Testing

Chapter 36 Pulmonology and Pulmonary Testing

Chapter 37 EENT

Chapter 38 Immunology and Allergies

Chapter 39 Dermatology

Chapter 40 Endocrinology

Chapter 41 Emergency Care

Chapter 42 Gastroenterologyand Nutrition

Chapter 43 Orthopedics and Physical Therapy

Chapter 44 Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chapter 45 Pediatrics

Chapter 46 Neurology

Chapter 47 Mental Health

Chapter 48 Oncology

 

Unit XI Nontraditional Medicine

Chapter 50 Alternative Medicine

 

Unit XII Career Strategies

Chapter 51 Competing in the Job Market

 

Appendix A: Correlation of Text to the General, Clinical, and Administrative Skills of the CMA (AAMA) 1125

Appendix B: Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) Medical Assisting Task List 1129

Appendix C: How to Become a Successful Student 1131

Appendix D: Preparing for the CMA (AAMA) and RMA (AMT) Certification Exams 1133

Appendix E: Translation of English–Spanish Phrases 1137

Appendix F: Normal Blood Values/Disease Conditions Evaluated for Abnormal Values 1139

Appendix G: Common Medical Abbreviations 1145

Appendix H: Medical Terminology Word Parts 1147

Appendix I: Answers to Chapter Case Study Critical Thinking Questions and In-Practice Scenarios 1159

Appendix J: Introduction to Medisoft Advanced (version 12) and Medisoft Simulation 1177

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