Kinn's The Medical Assistant

An Applied Learning Approach

15 Edición - 20 de noviembre de 2022
Última edición
Autores: Brigitte Niedzwiecki, Julie Pepper
Idioma: Inglés

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Medical Assisting**More than any other product on the market, the most successful Medical Assistants begin their careers with Kinn. K… Leer más

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Medical Assisting**

More than any other product on the market, the most successful Medical Assistants begin their careers with Kinn. Known for more than 65 years for its alignment with national curriculum standards, Kinn's The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach, 15th Edition teaches the real-world administrative and clinical skills essential for a career in the modern medical office — always with a focus on helping you apply what you’ve learned. This edition features a new unit on advanced clinical skills and expanded content on telemedicine, infection control related to COVID-19, IV therapy, radiology, rehabilitation, insurance, coding, privacy, data security, and much more. With its approachable writing style appropriate for all levels of learners and a full continuum of separately sold adaptive solutions, real-world simulations, EHR documentation experience, and HESI remediation and assessment, quickly master the leading skills to prepare for certification and a successful career in the dynamic and growing Medical Assisting profession!

Puntos claves

Comprehensive coverage of all administrative and clinical procedures complies with accreditation requirements
Step-by-step, illustrated procedures include rationales and a focus on professionalism
Electronic health record (EHR) coverage provides access to hands-on activities using SimChart^® for the Medical Office (sold separately)
Applied learning approach incorporates threaded case scenarios and critical thinking applications
Patient education and legal and ethical features at the end of each chapter reinforce legal and communications implications within Medical Assisting practice
Key vocabulary terms and definitions are presented at the beginning of each chapter, highlighted in text discussions, and summarized in a glossary for quick reference

De interès para

Medical Assisting students

Índice

PART 1 – Introduction to Medical Assisting

1. The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team

2. Therapeutic Communication

3. Legal Principles

4. Healthcare Laws

5. Healthcare Ethics

PART 2 – Fundamentals of Ambulatory Care Administration

6. Technology

7. Written Communication

8. Telephone Techniques

9. Scheduling Appointments and Patient Processing

10. Health Records

11. Daily Operations and Safety

PART 3 – Coding and Medical Billing

12. Health Insurance Essentials

13. Diagnostic Coding Essentials

14. Procedural Coding Essentials

15. Medical Billing and Reimbursement Essentials

PART 4 – Advanced Ambulatory Care Administration

16. Patient Accounts and Practice Management

17. Advanced Roles in Administration

PART 5 – Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Assisting

18. Introduction to Medical Terminology and Anatomy

19. Infection Control

20. Vital Signs

21. Physical Examination

22. Patient Coaching

23. Nutrition and Health Promotion

24. Surgical Supplies and Instruments

25. Assisting with Surgical Procedures

26. Principles of Electrocardiography

27. Medical Emergencies

PART 6 – Assisting with Medications

28. Principles of Pharmacology

29. Pharmacology Math

30. Administering Medications

PART 7 – Assisting with Medical Specialties

31. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

32. Dermatology

33. Allergy and Infectious Disease

34. Gastroenterology

35. Orthopedics and Rheumatology

36. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

37. Neurology

38. Behavioral Health

39. Endocrinology

40. Cardiology

41. Pulmonology

42. Urology and Male Reproduction

43. Obstetrics and Gynecology

44. Pediatrics

45. Geriatrics

PART 8 – Assisting with Clinical Laboratory Procedures

46. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory

47. Urinalysis

48. Blood Collection

49. Analysis of Blood

50. Microbiology and Immunology

PART 9 – Advanced Clinical Skills

51. Intravenous Therapy

52. Radiology Basics

53. Positioning for Radiology

PART 10 – Job Seeking

54. Skills and Strategies

Detalles del producto

Edición: 15
Última edición
Publicado: 22 de febrero de 2023
Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

Brigitte Niedzwiecki

Brigitte Niedzwiecki began her healthcare career as a nurse, working in the hospital with surgical and pediatric patients and also in urgent care. After obtaining her master’s degree in nursing, Brigitte worked in patient and staff education, as a software trainer, and as a nurse educator before transitioning into education. She has been the Medical Assisting program director at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin for nearly 20 years, during which time she has participated in reviewing and writing and has helped develop state and national Medical Assisting curricula. She is also lead author of Kinn’s Medical Assisting Fundamentals, a related MA core text designed primarily for programs that do not offer a separate A&P course and are focused on certification.

Afiliaciones y experiencia

Medical Assistant Program Director & Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

Julie Pepper

Julie Pepper has spent her entire career in health care as a medical assistant in a variety of offices and clinics, developing expertise in the electronic health record and as an instructor in a medical assistant program. She combines her education in dietetics with her clinical and administrative experience as an instructor in the Medical Assisting program at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin, where she taught for 21 years and from where she retired from teaching. Julie was also the program director for the college’s Health Navigator program. She has served as a reviewer and contributor to numerous Medical Assisting educational products over the last decade, including Sim Chart for the Medical Office. She currently serves as the sole author of The Electronic Health Record for the Physician’s Office and The Simulated Administrative Medical Office. She has been leading author of Beik's Health Insurance Today text and workbook since the 8th edition. She also has been a coauthor for Kinn’s Medical Assisting Fundamentals, Kinn’s The Medical Assistant, and Today’s Medical Assistant. Julie strives to bring the needed information to students in a way to keep them interested in learning all that they need to be wonderful employees working in healthcare.