ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES REFORMATION (APR)

After completing this unit, you should be able to: Explain what Xrays are and how they are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, compare invasive and noninvasive diagnostic procedures, carry out the medical assistant’s role in Xray and diagnostic radiology testing, discuss commo

MAGAZINES SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR TRANG 27 PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS • PATIENTS WHO ARE BORN WITH OR ACQUIRE A CONDITION THAT LIMITS OR CHANGES ABILITIES • REQUIRE SPECIAL TRANG 28 AMERI[r]

CHAPTER3Legal and EthicalIssues in MedicalPractice, IncludingHIPAA© 2011 T he McGraw -Hill Com panie s, Inc. A ll rights reserv ed.3-2Learning Outcomes3.1 Define ethics, bioethics, and medical law.3.2 Discuss the measures a medical practicemust take to avoid malpractice claims.3.3 Discuss medical do[r]

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© 2011 T he McGraw -Hill Com panie s, Inc. A ll rights reserv ed.8-12Storing Supplies: Administrative• Store paper products flat in theirboxes or packages• Information booklets may bestored upright to save space• Envelopes and other paper goodswith gummed surfaces must bekept dry to prevent t[r]

PLACE FILES IN ORDER TO SAVE TIME WHEN STORING ADD AN IDENTIFYING MARK TO ENSURE THAT THE FILE IS PUT IN THE CORRECT PLACE CODING STORING NAME THE FILE USING THE OFFICE CLASSIFICATION SY[r]

© 2011 T he McGraw -Hill Com panie s, Inc. A ll rights reserv ed.16-18Organization of the CPT Manual (cont.)• Category II, III, and Unlisted procedure codes– Category II – tracks health-care performancemeasures– Category III – temporary codes for emergingtechnologies, services, and procedures[r]

In this chapter students will be able to: Identify the benefits of patient education and the medical assistant’s role in providing education, describe factors that affect learning and teaching, implement teaching techniques, choose reliable patient education materials used in the medical office,...

TRANG 6 INTRODUCTION • HUMAN BODY IS COMPLEX IN ITS STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION • THE BODY IS ORGANIZED FROM THE CHEMICAL LEVEL ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ORGAN SYSTEM LEVEL TRANG 7 STUDY OF THE B[r]

• _TRICUSPID VALVE_ _ – PREVENTS BLOOD FROM _ _FLOWING BACK INTO THE RIGHT ATRIUM WHEN THE _ _RIGHT VENTRICLE CONTRACTS_ • _BICUSPID MITRAL VALVE_ _ – PREVENTS BLOOD FROM _ _FLOWING BACK[r]

• _CLITORIS_ – _ANTERIOR TO URETHRAL MEATUS_ – _CONTAINS FEMALE ERECTILE TISSUE_ – _RICH IN SENSORY NERVES_ • _PERINEUM_ – _BETWEEN VAGINA AND ANUS_ – _AREA FOR _ _EPISIOTOMY_ _, IF NEED[r]

• INNER EAR – _LABYRINTH_ OF COMMUNICATING CHAMBERS – _SEMICIRCULAR CANALS – DETECT BALANCE _ _OF THE BODY_ – _VESTIBULE – EQUILIBRIUM _ – _COCHLEA _ • Hearing receptors – _ORGAN OF CORT[r]

The Medical Assistant’s Role in SpecialtyExaminations (cont.)• Providing emotionalsupport• Providing patienteducation– Effective communication– Provide educationalmaterials– Verify understanding© 2011 T he McGraw -Hill Com panie s, Inc. A ll rights reserv ed.39-7Apply Your KnowledgeWhat defines the[r]

• EAR TRAUMA – Lacerations, cuts – Severed ear – wrap ear and transport with patient • EYE TRAUMA – Falls, blows to eye, puncture, foreign objects – Care depends on • FALLS – Have patien[r]

In this chapter you will learn: Recognize the importance of professionalism in the medical assisting practice, explain the professional behaviors that should be exhibited by medical assistants, model strategies for success in medical assisting education and practice.

After completing this chapter, students will be able to: Discuss healthcare and healthcare trends and their relationship to medical assistant practice, identify medical specialties and specialists certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), recognize the duties of various allied h[r]

Nutrition is the process of how the body takes in and utilizes food and other sources of nutrients. It is a fivepart process that includes intake, digestion, absorption, metabolism, and elimination. This chapter gives you an understanding of how a wellplanned diet can lead to optimal health and well[r]

The human body has more than 600 individual muscles. Although each muscle is a distinct structure, muscles act in groups to perform particular movements. This chapter focuses on the differences among three muscle tissue types, the structure of skeletal muscles, muscle actions, and the names of skele[r]

After completing this chapter, you will be able to: Explain the functions of the respiratory system, explain the difference between internal respiration and external respiration, describe how the larynx produces voice sounds, list the structures contained within the lungs, describe the coverings of[r]

After completing chapter 33, you will be able to: Describe the organs of the alimentary canal and their functions; explain the functions of the digestive system’s accessory organs; identify the nutrients absorbed by the digestive system and where they are absorbed; describe the causes, signs and sym[r]