Synopses & Reviews
In the healthcare job market, much has changed in the past few years. Qualified healthcare workers are in demand, and in no area is this so apparent as in medical assisting. The challenges for the programs that train these assistants are multi-faceted:
- Guidelines, technologies, and the demands of this industry are changing fast. It is hard to keep up with what is new and expected when you have a full classroom.
- Today’s student brings unique challenges to an educational environment. In addition to skills and tasks, you have to teach critical thinking, professionalism, and communication.
- In a classroom of mixed generations, ability levels, and learning types, engaging all of the students is critical, but requires a multitude of options, which can be tough to plan for an already time-pressed instructor.
Because of our understanding of the above,
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Fourth Edition, is the medical assisting text designed to meet your challenges. In fact, this dynamic package of text and resources represent more than just a textbook, instead providing a suite of learning resources. This is the one text aimed at making sure that every graduate can quickly change their cap and gown for a set of scrubs and immediately be a vital member of the medical office. We do this by:
- Providing the content in a way that speaks to students, with an engaging style that puts comprehension and understanding at the forefront of the experience.
- Putting pedagogy to work in the text through key features like patient education boxes, competency checklists, procedure boxes, etc. We’ve emphasized not only the skill needed, but also continually draw the connection between what a student is learning and what they will need to do when they are working in a medical office.
- Placing students in the real environment in which they will need to live! Our electronic EMR and PMS software package allows you to train students in a platform already in use in medical offices throughout the country. And to help you train, we provide case studies to help keep make the learning experience as real-world as possible.
- Showing what we teach through skills videos to help definitively show the procedures and skills described so learners of all styles can better understand.
- Constantly reinforcing the learning through additional online ancillaries including animations, ESL resources, etc. to round out the experience.
- Helping instructors lessen planning time, giving them more time with their students, through robust instructor resources including lesson plans, PowerPoints, and more.
- A competency spreadsheet helps faculty members and students track their progress through the material.
New content in the fourth edition focuses on addressing crucial changes in policy and technology. Without changing the engaging writing style we’re known for, we’ve made sure that the content is up-to-date and in-line with the needs of the market. We’ve added content on emergency preparedness, a crucial topic in today’s medical office. In addition, instructors will be happy to find the latest CAAHEP and ABHES competencies clearly addressed throughout the text.
Synopsis
Completely updated to meet current AAMA and AMT guidelines for medical assisting practice, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting is the ideal core text for comprehensive medical assisting programs. It covers all the required administrative, clinical, and lab competencies in a detailed yet efficient manner that appeals to students and faculty. The book includes critical thinking questions and is written for maximum readability, with a full-color layout, hundreds of illustrations, and boxes to highlight key points.
A bound-in DVD includes pronunciation guides, skill evaluation forms, CMA review questions, clinical simulations, video clips of procedures, animations, and an office software simulator. A companion Website will include English-to-Spanish translation aids, ESL resources, Korotkoff blood pressure sounds, an interactive math review, and pharmacology animations. An Instructor's Resource CD-ROM will be available gratis upon adoption of the text.
Synopsis
Completely revised to meet current AAMA guidelines for practicing medical assistants, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting is the ideal core for comprehensive medical assisting programs. The authors cover each competency--administrative, lab, and clinical--in a detailed yet efficient manner that appeals to students and faculty. The Second Edition details the AAMA's Role Delineation Study and helps students become proficient in each of the areas required by CAAHEP for entry-level professionals. It features an increased focus on administrative duties and a visually stunning, full-color layout including over 400 new illustrations. Strong ancillaries include a Student Study Guide and Instructor's Resource Kit. Online faculty support and tutoring services powered by Smarthinking.com are free with every text!
Synopsis
This package contains the following products:
9780781770040 KRONENBERGER: COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING
9781608316922 STEDMANS: STEDMAN'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND NURSING, ILLUSTRATED
Synopsis
This package contains the following products:
· 9780781770057 Kronenberger Study Guide to Accompany Lippincott Williams & Wilkins'
· 9780781770040 Kronenberger Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting
· 9780781771696 Gohsman Medical Assisting Made Incredibly Easy: Law and Ethics
· 9781609133689 Houser Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Medical Assisting Exam Review
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Understanding the Profession
Chapter 1: Medicine and Medical Assisting
Chapter 2: Law and Ethics
Unit 2: Communicating with Patients
Chapter 3: Fundamental Communication Skills
Chapter 4: Teaching Patients
Unit 3: Performing Administrative Duties
Chapter 5: First Contact: TelephoneandReception
Chapter 6: Appointments
Chapter 7: Written Communications
Chapter 8: Medical Records and Record Management
Chapter 9: Transcription
Chapter 10: Computers in the Medical office
Chapter 11: Quality Improvement and Risk Management
Chapter 12: Management of the Medical Office Team
Unit 4: Managing the Finances in the Practice
Chapter 13: Credit and Collections
Chapter 14: Bookkeeping and Banking
Chapter 15: Accounts Payable and Payroll
Chapter 16: Health Insurance
Chapter 17: Outpatient Diagnostic Coding
Chapter 18: Outpatient Procedural Coding
Unit 5: Performing Clinical Duties
Chapter 19: Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 20: Medical History and Patient Interview
Chapter 21: Anthropometric Measurements and Vital Signs
Chapter 22: Assisting with the Physical Examination
Chapter 23: Surgical Asepsis
Chapter 24: Assisting with Minor Office Surgery
Chapter 25: Pharmacology
Chapter 26: Preparing and Administering Medications
Chapter 27: Diagnostic Imaging
Chapter 28: Medical Office Emergencies
Unit 6: Clinical Duties Related to Medical Specialties
Chapter 29: Dermatology
Chapter 30: Orthopedics
Chapter 31: Ophthalmology and Otorhinolarygology
Chapter 32: Pulmonary Medicine
Chapter 33: Cardiology
Chapter 34: Gastroenterology
Chapter 35: Neurology
Chapter 36: Allergy and Immunology
Chapter 37: Urology
Chapter 38: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chapter 39: Pediatrics
Chapter 40: Geriatrics
Unit 7: Performing Laboratory Procedures
Chapter 41: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
Chapter 42: Microbiology
Chapter 43: Urinalysis
Chapter 44: Phlebotomy
Chapter 45: Hematology
Chapter 46: Serology and Immunology
Chapter 47: Clinical Chemistry
Unit 8: Competing in the Job Market
Chapter 48: Externship and Employment