Virtual Medical Office for Today's Medical Assistant (User Guide and Access Code)
Clinical and Administrative Procedures
By- Kathy Bonewit-West, BS, MEd, Coordinator and Instructor, Medical Assistant Technology, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH, Former member, Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants
- Sue Hunt, MA, RN, CMA (AAMA), Former Professor and Coordinator, Medical Assisting Program, Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA
- Edith Applegate, MS, Professor of Sciences and Mathematics, Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, OH
Gain realistic experience in a physicians office without leaving the classroom! By using Virtual Medical Office - your Today's Medical Assistant, 2nd Edition textbook, a study guide, and interactive software - you will develop the critical thinking and decision-making skills youll need in externships and on the job. In Virtual Medical Office, you observe patient care from check-in through checkout, including the documentation needed for accurate insurance billing and coding. Youll see how to review the cases of different patients - and why each one needs to be analyzed individually. Developed by expert educators Kathy Bonewit-West and Sue Hunt, VMO covers realistic simulations such as handling a difficult patient and setting up the exam room, letting you apply concepts and learn from mistakes in a safe environment.
Book, 400 Pages
Published: October 2012
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4557-4864-8
Contents
- (with corresponding chapters in the Today's Medical Assistant text)
Getting Started
Office Tour
Lesson 1 The Health Care System and the Professional Medical Assistant (Chapters 1 and 2)
Lesson 2 Ethics and Law for the Medical Office (Chapter 3)
Lesson 3 Interacting with Patients (Chapter 4)
Lesson 4 Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard (Chapter 17)
Lesson 5 Regulated Medical Waste (Chapter 17)
Lesson 6 Sterilization and Disinfection (Chapter 18)
Lesson 7 Vital Signs (Chapter 19)
Lesson 8 Preparing for the Physical Examination (Chapter 20)
Lesson 9 The Physical Examination (Chapter 20)
Lesson 10 Measuring Height and Weight (Chapter 20)
Lesson 11 Eye and Ear Assessment (Chapter 21)
Lesson 12 Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing (Chapter 22)
Lesson 13 The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care (Chapter 23)
Lesson 14 The Pediatric Examination (Chapter 24)
Lesson 15 Assisting with Minor Office Surgery (Chapter 25)
Lesson 16 Administration of Medication and Intravenous Therapy (Chapter 26)
Lesson 17 Cardiopulmonary Procedures: Electrocardiogram (Chapter 27)
Lesson 18 Cardiopulmonary Procedures: Pulmonary Function Testing (Chapter 27)
Lesson 19 Specialty Examination and Procedures: Fecal Occult Blood Testing (Chapter 28)
Lesson 20 Urinalysis (Chapter 30)
Lesson 21 Clean-Catch Urine (Chapter 30)
Lesson 22 Phlebotomy (Chapters 29 and 31)
Lesson 23 Hematology (Chapters 29 and 32)
Lesson 24 Blood Chemistry and Serology (Chapter 33)
Lesson 25 Medical Microbiology (Chapter 34)
Lesson 26 The Medical Record (Chapter 36)
Lesson 27 Health History (Chapter 36)
Lesson 28 Patient Reception (Chapter 37)
Lesson 29 Scheduling Appointments (Chapter 40)
Lesson 30 Filing Medical Records (Chapter 41)
Lesson 31 Written Communications (Chapters 42 and 43)
Lesson 32 Managing Practice Finances (Chapters 44 and 47)
Lesson 33 Procedural Coding (E&M and HCPCS) (Chapter 45)
Lesson 34 Diagnostic Coding (Chapter 45)
Lesson 35 Medical Insurance (Chapter 46)
