- NEW! 2010 ABHES standards and 2008 CAAHEP standards now open each chapter, providing the student and instructor with the most current standards of any medical assisting textbook currently in print.
- NEW! Preparation for Certification Boxes prepare students for the CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), and CMAS (NHA) certification examinations.
- NEW! 30+ Electronic Health Record (E.H.R) activities using SpringCharts® from Spring Medical Systems, Inc are housed within Connect Plus+ and provide students with activities that simulate real patient encounters.
- NEW! Competency work products, including sample documentation forms for student practice, are now found in the completely revised workbook and available within Connect Plus+.
- Revised! The Procedure Competency Checklists in the workbook have been revised to include the specific CAAHEP and ABHES standards, and now are broken-out into a separate section, making them easier for instructors to collect and file for accreditation review.
- NEW! ACTIVSim Medical Assisting is an entirely web-based patient simulator that provides real world cases and a variety of virtual patients. It gives extensive individualized feedback, providing students with a realistic clinical experience.
- NEW! LearnSmart: Medical Assisting aids the student by focusing on the information required to successfully pass certification exams. This web-based diagnostic tool assesses each student's responses to establish a clearly defined personalized learning plan for the student while allowing instructors to measure progress.
- NEW! Connect Plus+ allows students and instructors to access all their course materials, including the media-rich textbook, in one place. With its unique integrated learning system, Connect Plus+ combines market-leading content, a proven course architecture, and unmatched flexibility to help students apply the principles in the textbook.
- NEW! Practice Exam Questions have been added to each end of chapter review.
- NEW! “Reflecting On…Age” Consideration Boxes have been added to this edition based on reviewer feedback.
- “Reflecting On…” Boxes for Legal and Ethical Issues, Communication Issues, Professionalism, and HIPAA provide students with the most current issues facing medical assistants today.
- Educating the Patient Boxes show students how to provide detailed instructions to patients.
- Revised! The coverage in the Administrative section has been vastly increased with added content based on extensive user and reviewer feedback.
- Revised! Booth’s Pocket Guide is a quick and handy reference for student to use in the lab or on the job. Now available in full-color and a smaller size.
Terri started her medical career as a CMA for a solo internal medical practitioner with a sub-specialty in hematology/oncology. Her interest in the administrative side of medicine blossomed when she accepted a position as home care coordinator for a homecare/DME provider. After 18 years in the medical field, a teaching opportunity presented itself and she began her career as an educator of medical assisting students, eventually becoming the director of the program. She then assisted with the creation, development and supervision of medical billing and coding programs at two separate technical schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She currently has returned to the medical field as the financial applications analyst at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer Massachusetts. She is delighted to have had the opportunity to work with McGraw-Hill and their author teams on several projects. She would like to thank Dale, Mom, Mari Lou and all of her extended family for their continued love and support.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 1458 pages
- Publisher: Career Education; 4 edition (January 27, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0077399978
- ISBN-13: 978-0077399979
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 2.5 inches