Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competencies

Features:

• New chapters covering the Physician's Office Laboratory and Dosage Calculations to familiarize students with day-to-day competencies that will add to their value and marketability as future medical assistants.
• 25 NEW procedures covering general, administrative, and clinical competencies.
• New procedure formatting includes procedure steps with side by side rationales and detailed instructions, behavior competencies identified by icons, and charting examples.
• Insightful, In-Text Features such as media links that connect procedures and text to corresponding video or animation content on the Premium Website, and Clinical Pearl boxes that bring real-world perspectives to the readings.
• Streamlined organization with curriculum mapping to meet the latest curriculum standards for programmatic accreditation and, mapping tools in procedures, Competency Checklists, and the Instructor's Manual for easy instructor reference.
• Innovative learning support tools supplement the text and classroom lectures .These tools include the Premium Website and StudyWARE™ software, the Critical Thinking Challenge 2.0 Competency Challenge 2.0, and practice the most difficult chapter concepts with the ground-breaking new Learning Lab homework solution.
• Expanded, current coverage including professionalism, time management, workplace readiness, fundamentals of psychology, electronic health records, safety in the medical office, a review of basic math, 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and more!
• Essential coverage of Anatomy and Physiology includes medical terminology, diagnostic tests, diseases and disorders, and treatments. New boxes highlight the body systems throughout the lifespan and interrelationships with other systems.
• Extensive color photos, illustrations, charts, and tables visually supplement the reading materials.
• Patient Education boxes throughout the text show students the important issues to discuss with patients before and during tests and examinations; new Body Systems boxes highlight changes across the lifespan and interrelationships of systems.
• Mobile Downloads so that busy students can study anywhere and any time with Spanish-English audio downloads available on the Premium Website.

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