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Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology, 4/e

Kathryn A. Booth, RN, RMA (AMT), RPT, CPhT, MS
Leesa G. Whicker, BA, CMA (AAMA)
Terri D. Wyman, CPC, CMRS
Sandra Moaney Wright, BS, M.Ed., RMA (AMT)

ISBN: 0023374547
Copyright year: 2011

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  • 2010 ABHES standards now open each chapter, thus providing the student and instructor with the most current standards of any medical assisting textbook currently in print.
  • 2008 CAAHEP standards now open each chapter, providing the student and instructor with the most current standards.
  • Media boxes appear at the beginning of each chapter and list all of the media supplements available to support the content presented in the chapter.
  • Preparation for Certification Boxes outline the content on the CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), and CMAS certification examinations.
  • ACTIVSim™ Medical Assisting is an entirely web-based patient simulator that provides real world cases and a variety of virtual patients. It gives extensive, individualized feedback, providing students with a realistic clinical experience.
  • 30+ Electronic Health Record (E.H.R) activities using SpringCharts® from Spring Medical Systems, Inc are housed in ConnectPlus+ and provide students with activities that simulate real patient encounters.
  • LearnSmart™ Medical Assisting aides the student in focusing on the information required to successfully pass certification exams. This diagnostic tool assesses each student's responses to establish a clearly defined learning path that instructors can measure.
  • Connect Plus+™ allows students and instructors to access all their course materials including the media-rich textbook in one place. With its unique integrated learning system, Connect Plus™ combines market-leading content, a proven course architecture, and unmatched flexibility to help students apply the principles in the textbook.
  • Reflecting On Age Consideration Boxes have been added to this edition based on reviewer feedback.
  • Competency work products, including sample forms for student practice, are now found in the completely revised workbook.
  • Practice Exam Questions now end each chapter of the textbook. New to this edition are multiple choice questions, which appear at the close of each chapter.
  • The coverage in the Administrative section has been vastly improved based on extensive user and reviewer feedback.
  • Based on user feedback, the chapters have been reorganized in Part Three of the textbook. Section 1 and Section 2 have been reversed, placing all of the Anatomy and Physiology chapters before the Medical Office Environment Clinical Chapters.
Booth Medical Assisting 4e textbook cover

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