Full Description
Comprehensive Medical Assisting begins with Kinn! Elsevier's 60th Anniversary edition of Kinn's The Medical Assistant, 13th Edition provides you with real-world administrative and clinical skills that are essential to working in the modern medical office. An applied learning approach to the MA curriculum is threaded throughout each chapter to help you further develop the tactile and critical thinking skills necessary for working in today's healthcare setting. Paired with our adaptive solutions, real -world simulations, EHR documentation and HESI remediation and assessment, you will learn the leading skills of modern administrative and clinical medical assisting in the classroom!Basics of Diagnostic Coding prepares you to use the ICD-10 coding system.Learning objectives listed in the same order as content makes it easy to review material.Clinical procedures integrated into the TOC give you a quick reference point.Professional behavior boxes provide guidelines on how to interact with patients, families, and coworkers. Patient education and legal and ethical issues are described in relation to the Medical Assistant's job.Applied approach to learning helps you use what you've learned in the clinical setting.Learning objectives and vocabulary with definitions highlight what's important in each chapter. Critical thinking applications test your understanding of the content.Step-by-step procedures explain complex conditions and abstract concepts.Rationales for each procedure clarify the need for each step and explains why it's being performed. Portfolio builder helps you demonstrate your mastery of the material to potential employers. NEW! Chapter on The Health Record reviews how you'll be working with a patient's medical record.NEW! Chapter on Technology in the Medical Office introduces you to the role EHR technology plays in the medical office. NEW! Chapter on Competency-Based Education helps you understand how your mastery of the material will affect your ability to get a job.NEW! Clinical procedure videos helps you visualize and review key procedures.
Contents
Unit 11.The Medical Assistant and Competency-Based Education - NEW!2.The Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team3.Professional Behavior in the Workplace4.Therapeutic Communications5. Medicine and Law6. Medicine and EthicsUnit 2: Ambulatory Care Administration 7. Technology and Written Communication in the Medical Office - NEW!8. Telephone Techniques9. Scheduling Appointments and Patient Processing10. Daily Operations in the Ambulatory Care Setting11. The Health Record - NEW!Unit 3: Coding and Medical Billing Procedures 12. Basics of Diagnostic Coding13. Basics of Procedural Coding14. Basics of Health Insurance15. Medical Billing and ReimbursementUnit 4: Medical Office Administrative Functions 16. Patient Accounts, Collections and Practice Management17. Banking Services and Procedures18. Supervision and Human Resources Management19. Medical Practice Marketing and Customer ServiceUnit 5: Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Assisting 20. Infection Control21. Patient Assessment22. Patient Education23. Nutrition and Health Promotion24. Vital Signs25. Assisting with the Primary Physical ExaminationUnit 6: Assisting with Medications 26. Principles of Pharmacology27. Pharmacy Math28. Administering MedicationsUnit 7: Assisting with Medical Specialties 29. All-Hazard Preparedness and Assisting with Medical Emergencies30. Assisting with Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology31. Assisting in Dermatology32. Assisting in Gastroenterology33. Assisting in Urology and Male Reproduction34. Assisting in Obstetrics and Gynecology35. Assisting in Pediatrics36. Assisting in Orthopedic Medicine37. Assisting in Neurology and Mental Health38. Assisting in Endocrinology39. Assisting in Pulmonary Medicine40. Assisting in Cardiology41. Assisting in GeriatricsUnit 8: Diagnostic Procedures 42. Principles of Electrocardiography43. Assisting with Diagnostic Imaging44. Assisting in the Clinical Laboratory45. Assisting in the Analysis of Urine46. Assisting in Blood Collection47. Assisting in the Analysis of Blood48. Assisting in Microbiology and ImmunologyUnit 9: Assisting with Surgeries 49. Surgical Supplies and Instruments50. Surgical Asepsis and Assisting with Surgical ProceduresUnit 10: Career Development 51. Career Development and Life Skills
