Main description:

The medical assisting profession is soaring to new heights with the expansion and diversity of roles and changes in the healthcare environment. Today's medical assistants must juggle many tasks in the medical office to keep up with the changes. The seventh edition of Medical Assisting:Administrative and Clinical Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology was updated to help students as well as instructors learn these ever-changing tasks and stay current in the healthcare environment.

Contents:

Unit One: Medical Assisting as a Career
1Introduction to Medical Assisting
2Healthcare and the Healthcare Team
3Professionalism and Success
4Interpersonal Communication
5Legal and Ethical Issues

Unit Two: Safety and the Environment
6Infection Control Fundamentals
7Safety and Patient Reception
8Office Equipment and Supplies

Unit Three: Communication
10Written and Electronic Documents
11Medical Records and Documentation
12Electronic Health Records
13Managing Medical Records
14Telephone Techniques
15Patient Education

Unit Four: Administrative Practices
16Schedule Management
17 Insurance and Billing
18Diagnostic Coding
19Procedure Coding
20Patient Collections and Financial Management

Unit Nine: Medical Assisting Practice
56Practice Management
57Emergency Preparedness
58Preparing for the World of Work