Delmar's Medical Office Reference Manual

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0827381697 ISBN 13: 9780827381698

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1996

This revised reference manual provides students with up-to-date procedures and methods for organizing and managing the administrative responsibilities of today's computerized medical office. It can serve as a supplement for any medical office procedures course as well as a handy reference for those already employed in a medical office. Chapters are broken down into primary office tasks performed by a medical assistant, including coverage of communications, managing information, scheduling, third party billing, grammar, style, and terminology. Within each chapter, topics are numbered and divided into easy-to-follow subtopics. This manual includes coverage of medical ethics and law, the changing health care environment, and finding medical employment. Supplements Instructor's Manual 0-8273-8171-9 - 6 x 9, 400 pages, 2 color, paperbound

From the Back Cover:

This revised reference manual provides students and practicing medical assistants with up-to-date procedures and methods for organizing and managing the administrative responsibilities of today's computerized medical office. It can serve as a supplement for any medical office procedures course as well as a handy reference for those already employed in a medical office. Features: new chapters on finding medical employment, working in a team environment, and accessing on-line medical information; the latest medical office technology has been integrated throughout the text; tabs and numbered paragraphs make referencing easy; expanded chapters on grammar, health insurance claims, and medical ethics and law; many new and revised figures of forms, letters, and charts used in a medical office; and appendix with chapter review exercises to reinforce learning.

About the Author:

Kathy Sigler is an Instructor at Miami-Dade Community College