The most comprehensive front office medical assisting resource available, Kinn's The Administrative Medical Assistant, 7th Edition provides unparalleled coverage of the practical, real-world administrative skills essential to your success in the health care office. This thoroughly updated, fully modernized edition combines current, reliable content with innovative support tools to deliver an engaging learning experience and help you confidently prepare for today's competitive job market.
Step-by-step, illustrated procedures make it easier to learn and understand medical assisting skills, and include rationales for each step.
Threaded case scenarios let you develop critical thinking skills and apply concepts learned in each chapter to realistic administrative situations.
Study Guide includes a variety of exercises to test your knowledge and critical thinking skills, case scenarios from the book, and a Procedure Checklists Manual. Sold separately.
Emergency Preparedness and Assisting with Medical Emergencies chapter prepares you to take action during crises and urgent situations.
Detailed learning objectives and vocabulary with definitions in each chapter help you study more effectively, with connections icons linking concepts in the text to exercises in the study guide and on the Evolve companion website.
Patient education and legal and ethical issues are described in relation to the Medical Assistant's job.
A Portfolio Builder on the Evolve website helps you demonstrate proficiency to potential employers.
NEW! Charting examples within the procedures are highlighted for easier learning.
UPDATED coverage of the Electronic Health Record ensures that you are familiar with the technology you'll use on the job.
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
Approx. 250 illustrations (250 in full color)
Maße
Höhe: 276 mm
Breite: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4557-2677-6 (9781455726776)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction
Becoming a Successful Student
The Healthcare Industry
Unit One: Introduction to Medical Assisting
The Medical Assisting Profession
Professional Behavior in the Workplace
Interpersonal Skills and Human Behavior
Medicine and Ethics
Medicine and Law
Unit Two: Administrative Medical Assisting
Computer Concepts
Telephone Techniques
Scheduling Appointments
Patient Reception and Processing
Office Environment and Daily Operations
Written Communications and Mail Processing
Unit Three: Health Information in the Medical Office
The Paper Medical Record (formerly Medical Records Management)
The Electronic Medical Record
Health Information Management
Privacy in the Physician?s Office
Unit Four: Billing and Coding Procedures
Basics of Diagnostic Coding
Basics of Procedure Coding
Basics of Health Insurance
The Health Insurance Claim Form
Professional Fees, Billing, and Collecting
Unit Five: Financial and Practice Management
Banking Services and Procedures
Management of Practice Finances
Medical Practice Management and Human Resources
Medical Practice Marketing and Customer Service
Unit Six: Assisting with Medical Specialties
Assisting with Medical Emergencies
Unit Seven: Career Development
Career Development and Life Skills
Procedure Checklists
English-Spanish Terms