Medical Assisting - Administrative & Clinical Competencies

Strengthen your knowledge base as well as the critical skills and behaviors needed to become a successful entry-level medical assistant with Blesi's MEDICAL ASSISTING: ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL COMPETENCIES, 9E. Clear and easy to understand, this streamlined edition now includes a complete, updated section on the structure and function of body systems with current medical terminology presented in context. Updates highlight the latest information in nutrition, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), ICD-10 and electronic health records. Expanded content focuses on increasing your personal effectiveness as you study professionalism, teamwork and time management. New chapters also discuss geriatrics and mental health -- topics of growing importance. You examine the latest procedures as you increase your general, administrative and clinical competencies. MindTap digital resources help you further develop a competitive advantage as you pursue a career in medical assisting today.

Sommario

Section 1: MEDICAL ASSISTING FOUNDATIONS
Unit 1: Introduction to Healthcare
1 The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
2 Professionalism
3 Legal and Ethical Issues
4 Applying Communication Skills
5 Medical Terminology
Section 2: STRUCTURE AND FUNCATION OF THE BODY
Unit 2: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body
6 Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
7 The Nervous System
8 The Senses
9 The Integumentary System
10 The Skeletal System
11 The Muscular System
12 The Respiratory System
13 The Circulatory System
14 The Immune System
15 The Digestive System
16 The Urinary System
17 The Endocrine System
18 The Reproductive System
Section 3: THE FRONT OFFICE.
Unit 3: Business Communications.
19 Telephone Communications
20 Written Communications
21 The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment

Unit 4: Beginning the Patient’s Record

22 Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
23 The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing

Unit 5: Medical Insurance and Coding

24 Health Insurance
25 Procedural and Diagnostic Coding

Unit 6: Revenue Cycle Management

26 Patient Accounts
27 Preparing Insurance Claims and Posting Insurance Payments
28 Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
29 Banking Procedures
30 Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures

Section 4: THE BACK OFFICE.
Unit 7: Preparing for Clinical Procedures.

31 Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
32 The Medical History and Patient Screening
33 Body Measurements and Vital Signs
34 Preparing for Examinations

Unit 8: Assisting with Examinations

35 The Physical Exam
36 Specialty Examinations and Procedures
37 OB/GYN Examinations
38 Pediatric Examinations
39 Geriatrics
40 Mental Health

Unit 9: Laboratory Procedures

41 The Physician's Office Laboratory
42 Specimen Collection and Processing
43 Blood Specimen Collection
44 Diagnostic Testi

Info autore

Michelle Blesi, MA, CMA (AAMA), is a full-time faculty member and Program Director at Century Community and Technical College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Michelle has over 38 years of combined experience in the health care industry and education field. The author of MEDICAL ASSISTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL COMPETENCIES textbook, co-author of THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS and SME on several other allied health titles and ancillary products, including MOSS and CTC 3.0, Michelle enjoys bringing her career experience into the classroom and making a difference in students' lives. In addition to being Program Director, she teaches both clinical and laboratory courses and Administrative Procedures for Medical Assistants, traditional and online. She is the practicum coordinator overseeing all the student practicums for the program. Michelle has been awarded the Board of Trustees Outstanding Educator Award, Golden Apple Award and Exemplary Faculty Member during her tenure at the college.

Riassunto

Strengthen your knowledge base as well as the critical skills and behaviors needed to become a successful entry-level medical assistant with Blesi's MEDICAL ASSISTING: ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL COMPETENCIES, 9E. Clear and easy to understand, this streamlined edition now includes a complete, updated section on the structure and function of body systems with current medical terminology presented in context. Updates highlight the latest information in nutrition, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), ICD-10 and electronic health records. Expanded content focuses on increasing your personal effectiveness as you study professionalism, teamwork and time management. New chapters also discuss geriatrics and mental health -- topics of growing importance. You examine the latest procedures as you increase your general, administrative and clinical competencies. MindTap digital resources help you further develop a competitive advantage as you pursue a career in medical assisting today.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: BLESI, Michelle Blesi, Michelle (Century College) Blesi, Blesi Michelle
• Editore: Cengage Learning
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780357502815
• ISBN: 978-0-357-50281-5
• Dimensioni: 226 mm x 53 mm x 279 mm
• Peso: 2880 g
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; MEDICAL / Nursing / Medical & Surgical, Surgical nursing