The most comprehensive medical assisting resource available, Kinn's The Medical Assistant, 11th Edition provides unparalleled coverage of the practical, real-world administrative and clinical skills essential to your success in health care. Kinn's 11th 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.
Key Features
- Study more effectively with detailed Learning Objectives, Vocabulary terms and definitions, and Connections icons that link important concepts in the text to corresponding exercises and activities throughout the companion Evolve Resources website and Study Guide & Procedure Checklist Manual.
- Apply what you learn to realistic administrative and clinical situations through an Applied Learning Approach that integrates case studies at the beginning and end of each chapter.
- Master key skills and clinical procedures through step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations that clarify techniques.
- Confidently meet national medical assisting standards with clearly identified objectives and competencies incorporated throughout the text.
- Sharpen your analytical skills and test your understanding of key concepts with critical thinking exercises.
- Understand the importance of patient privacy with the information highlighted in helpful HIPAA boxes.
New to this edition
- Demonstrate your proficiency to potential employers with an interactive portfolio builder on the companion Evolve Resources website.
- Familiarize yourself with the latest administrative office trends and issues including the Electronic Health Record.
- Confidently prepare for certification exams with online practice exams and an online appendix that mirrors the exam outlines and provides fast, efficient access to related content.
- Enhance your value to employers with an essential understanding of emerging disciplines and growing specialty areas.
- Find information quickly and easily with newly reorganized chapter content and charting examples.
- Reinforce your understanding through medical terminology audio pronunciations, Archie animations, Medisoft practice management software exercises, chapter quizzes, review activities, and more on a completely revised companion Evolve Resources website.
Contents
Introduction
- Chapter 1 Becoming a Successful Student
- Chapter 2 The Healthcare Industry
Unit One: Introduction to Medical Assisting
- Chapter 3 The Medical Assisting Profession
- Chapter 4 Professional Behavior in the Workplace
- Chapter 5 Interpersonal Skills and Human Behavior
- Chapter 6 Medicine and Ethics
- Chapter 7 Medicine and Law
Unit Two: Administrative Medical Assisting
- Chapter 8 Computer Concepts
- Chapter 9 Telephone Techniques
- Chapter 10 Scheduling Appointments
- Chapter 11 Patient Reception and Processing
- Chapter 12 Office Environment and Daily Operations
- Chapter 13 Written Communications and Mail Processing
Unit Three: Health Information in the Medical Office
- Chapter 14 The Paper Medical Record (formerly Medical Records Management)
- Chapter 15 The Electronic Medical Record
- Chapter 16 Health Information Management
- Chapter 17 Privacy in the Physician's Office
Unit Four: Billing and Coding Procedures
- Chapter 18 Basics of Diagnostic Coding
- Chapter 19 Basics of Procedural Coding
- Chapter 20 Basics of Health Insurance
- Chapter 21 The Health Insurance Claim Form
- Chapter 22 Professional Fees, Billing, and Collecting
Unit Five: Financial and Practice Management
- Chapter 23 Banking Services and Procedures
- Chapter 24 Management of Practice Finances
- Chapter 25 Medical Practice Management and Human Resources
- Chapter 26 Medical Practice Marketing and Customer Service
Unit Six: Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Assisting
- Chapter 27 Infection Control
- Chapter 28 Patient Assessment
- Chapter 29 Patient Education
- Chapter 30 Nutrition and Health Promotion
- Chapter 31 Vital Signs
- Chapter 32 Assisting with the Primary Physical Examination
Unit Seven: Assisting with Medications
- Ch. 33 Principles of Pharmacology
- Ch. 34 Pharmacology Math
- Ch. 35 Administering Medications
Unit Eight: Assisting with Medical Specialties
- Chapter 36 Emergency Preparedness and Assisting With Medical Emergencies
- Chapter 37 Assisting in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
- Chapter 38 Assisting in Dermatology
- Chapter 39 Assisting in Gastroenterology
- Chapter 40 Assisting in Urology and Male Reproduction
- Chapter 41 Assisting in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chapter 42 Assisting in Pediatrics
- Chapter 43 Assisting in Orthopedic Medicine
- Chapter 44 Assisting in Neurology and Mental Health
- Chapter 45 Assisting in Endocrinology
- Chapter 46 Assisting in Pulmonary Medicine
- Chapter 47 Assisting in Cardiology
- Chapter 48 Assisting in Geriatrics
Unit Nine Diagnostic Procedures
- Chapter 49 Principles of Electrocardiography
- Chapter 50 Assisting with Diagnostic Imaging
- Ch. 51 Assisting in the Clinical Laboratory
- Ch. 52 Assisting in the Analysis of Urine
- Ch. 53 Assisting in Phlebotomy
- Ch. 54 Assisting in the Analysis of Blood
- Ch. 55 Assisting in Microbiology and Immunology
Unit Ten: Assisting with Surgeries
- Ch. 56 Surgical Supplies and Instruments
- Ch. 57 Surgical Asepsis and Assisting with Surgical Procedures
Unit Eleven: Career Development
- Ch. 58 Career Development and Life Skills
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1376 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 11 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416054391
- ISBN-13: 978-1416054399
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.9 inches
List Price: $99.95