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Table of Contents: Unit I: Health Care Roles and Responsibilities
1. The Medical Assistant and the Health Care Team
2. The Health Care Environment
Unit II: Medical Terminology
3. Introduction to Medical Terminology
4. Understanding and Building Medical Terms of Body Systems
Unit III: Medical Law and Ethics
5. Legal Issues
6. Ethical Issues
Unit IV: Professional Communications
7. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
8. Applying Communication Skills
Unit V: Business Communications
9. Telecommunications
10. Written Communications
11. Computers and Office Equipment
Unit VI: Beginning the Patient's Record
12. Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
13. The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing
Unit VII: Medical Insurance and Coding
14. Health Insurance
15. Diagnostic and Procedural Coding
Unit VIII: Billing and Payment for Medical Services
16. Patient Accounts
17. Preparing Insurance Claims and Posting Insurance Payments
18. Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
Unit IX: Banking and Accounting Procedures
19. Banking Procedures
20. Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures
Unit X: Facilities Management and Emergency Preparedness
21. The Medical Office Environment
22. Managing the Office
Unit XI: Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body
23. Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
24. The Nervous System
25. The Senses
26. The Integumentary System
27. The Skeletal System
28. The Muscular System
29. The Respiratory System
30. The Circulatory System
31. The Immune System
32. The Digestive System
33. The Urinary System
34. The Endocrine System
35. The Reproductive System
Unit XII: Preparing for Clinical Procedures
36. Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
37. The Medical History and Patient Screening
38. Vital Signs and Measurements
39. Preparing for Examinations
Unit XII: Assisting with Examinations
40. The Physical Examination and Other Exams
41. OB/GYN Exams
42. Pediatric Exams
Unit XIV: Laboratory Procedures
43. The Physician's Office Laboratory
44. Blood Specimen Collection
45. Diagnostic Testing
46. Specimen Collection and Processing
Unit XV: Cardiology and Radiology Procedures
47. Cardiology Procedures
48. Radiology Procedures
Unit XVI: Minor Surgery Procedures
49. Preparing for Surgery
50. Assisting with Minor Surgical Procedures
Unit XVII: Medication Administration Procedures
51. Pharmacology Fundamentals
52. Dosage Calculations
53. Medication Administration
54. Administering Injections and Immunizations
Unit XVIII: Responding to Emergencies and First Aid
55. Emergencies in the Medical Office
56. First Aid for Accidents and Injuries
Unit XIX: Rehabil... |
