Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Today's dynamic health care field puts medical assistants in increasingly important roles, and COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING, Sixth Edition, prepares you to lead the way. Known for thorough coverage, technical detail, and the most up-to-date content available, this proven book covers all the administrative, laboratory, and clinical tasks you need to know for success in this growing field. General and administrative topics include record keeping, office management skills, legal and ethical issues, employment strategies, and tips for entering the profession on your best footing. Chapters also prepare you for clinical competency exams by walking you through required skills and procedural knowledge while connecting material to current accreditation standards for certification. The book also supports a variety of learning styles with online resources to help you make the most of your time in the classroom and beyond
Synopsis
Medical assistants play a critical role in our changing world of health care, and COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING, Sixth Edition, prepares them to lead in this growing field. Known for accuracy, completeness of coverage, and exacting technical detail, this proven book addresses the administrative and clinical tasks required of medical assistants while preparing them for certification exams. Divided into three sections, chapters start with general topics, including therapeutic communications, coping skills, and professionalism. Administrative chapters look behind the scenes, exploring electronic medical records, ICD-10 coding, and practice management. COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING also maps clinical topics to ABHES, CAAHEP, and MAERB competencies, as well as CLIA-waived procedures, and delivers an exhaustive set of skills: taking patient medical histories, recording vital signs, explaining procedures, assisting during exams and surgery, infection control, and more.