Medical Assisting Foundations and Practices

Name: Medical Assisting Foundations and Practices
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ISBN: 9780135150580

ISBN-10: 0135150582

ISBN-13: 9780135150580

Edition: 2010

Authors: Margaret Schell Frazier, Christine Malone

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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 assistantrsquo;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…

Book details

List price: $80.38
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication date: 2/2/2009
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 1312
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 6.292
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


List of Procedures



Introduction



The Medical Assistant Profession and Health Care Introduction


The Role of the Medical Assistant in Health Care The History of Medicine


Early Healing Practices


Healing Based on the Supernatural


Hippocrates and Early Contributors Ethics and Patient Rights


The American Hospital Associationrsquo;s Patient Bill of Rights (1973) Professionalism


Communication and Medical Terminology


Physical Requirements


Character Health Care Members


Physician


Physicianrsquo;s Assistant


Nurse


Other Health Care Team Members


Scope of Practice for Medical


Assistants Job Opportunities Medical


Assistant Educational Programs


Certification Examination



Interpersonal Communication


Introduction


The Medical Assistantrsquo;s Role in Communication Verbal Communication


Oral Communication


Office Procedures


Telephone Procedures


English as a Second Language


Written Communication


Symbolic Language


Sign Language