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Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting
Author/s: Judy Kronenberger Julie LedbetterOVERVIEW
Designed to ensure that every medical assisting graduate can quickly trade a cap and gown for a set of scrubs, Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Sixth Edition is more than just a textbook – it’s an engaging, dynamic suite of learning resources designed to train medical assisting students in the administrative and clinical skills they’ll need in today’s rapidly changing health care environment.
This edition has been updated to include the most current American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) curriculum standards for medical assistants in all three domains: cognitive, psychomotor, and affective. These standards are required for the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)-accredited programs.
Available for purchase separately:
- Study Guide for Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting comes with procedure skill sheets, case studies for critical thinking, and a variety of question types to meet the needs of different learning styles and to reinforce content and knowledge.
- Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Pocket Guide for Medical Assisting gives step-by-step coverage of medical assisting procedures in both administrative and clinical settings. The small size makes it perfect for clinical and office use.
Features and Benefits
- A variety of chapter features to spark interest and promote comprehension, including case studies, key terms lists, checkpoint questions, patient education boxes and more.
- A User Guide to show you how to put the features of Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting to work for you
- Includes the content and skills required by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) for Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)-accredited programs.
- Navigate Premier Access includes a digital eBook, Anatomy & Physiology Review Module with heart & lung sounds, TestPrep, an audio glossary, videos, and study aids
- Instructor materials include slides in PowerPoint format, a test bank, competency mapping tools (ABHES & CAAHEP), competency evaluation forms, lesson plans, an image Bank, answers to Study Guide exercises, worksheets, checkpoint questions, and Certification Exam review questions
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Part 1 Introduction to Medical Assisting
- Unit One Unit One Understanding the Profession
- Chapter 1 Medicine and Medical Assisting
- Chapter 2 Law and Ethics
- Chapter 3 Communication Skills
- Chapter 4 Patient Education
- Part 2 The Administrative Medical Assistant
- Unit Two Fundamentals of Administrative Medical Assisting
- Chapter 5 The First Contact: Telephone and Reception
- Chapter 6 Managing Appointments
- Chapter 7 Written Communications
- Chapter 8 Health Information Management and Protection
- Chapter 9 Electronic Applications in the Medical Office
- Chapter 10 Managing the Medical Office
- Unit Three Managing the Finances in the Practice
- Chapter 11 Diagnostic Coding
- Chapter 12 Outpatient Procedural Coding
- Chapter 13 Health Insurance and Reimbursement
- Chapter 14 Accounting Responsibilities
- Chapter 15 Credit and Collections
- Part 3 The Clinical Medical Assistant
- Unit Four Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Assisting
- Chapter 16 Nutrition and Wellness
- Chapter 17 Medical Asepsis and Infection Control
- Chapter 18 Medical History and Patient Assessment
- Chapter 19 Anthropometric Measurements and Vital Signs
- Chapter 20 Assisting with the Physical Examination
- Chapter 21 Sterilization and Surgical Instruments
- Chapter 22 Assisting with Minor Office Surgery
- Chapter 23 Pharmacology
- Chapter 24 Preparing and Administering Medications
- Chapter 25 Diagnostic Imaging
- Chapter 26 Medical Office Emergencies
- Chapter 27 Disaster Preparedness and the Medical Assistant
- Unit Five Clinical duties Related to Medical Specialties
- Chapter 28 Dermatology
- Chapter 29 Orthopedics
- Chapter 30 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
- Chapter 31 Pulmonary Medicine
- Chapter 32 Cardiology
- Chapter 33 Gastroenterology
- Chapter 34 Neurology
- Chapter 35 Urology
- Chapter 36 Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chapter 37 Endocrinology
- Chapter 38 Pediatrics
- Chapter 39 Geriatrics
- Part 4 The Clinical Laboratory
- Unit Six Fundamentals of Laboratory Procedures
- Chapter 40 Introduction to the Physician Office Laboratory
- Chapter 41 Phlebotomy
- Chapter 42 Hematology
- Chapter 43 Clinical Chemistry
- Chapter 44 Microbiology and Immunology
- Chapter 45 Urinalysis
- Part 5 Career Strategies
- Unit Seven Competing in the Job Market
- Chapter 46 Making the Transition: Student to Employee
- Chapter 47 Comprehensive Final Examination
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