Being a Medical Clerical Worker: An Introductory Core Text (Brady Medical-Clerical Series)

This overview of the ever-expanding field of medical clerical work will serve as both an effective learning tool for teaching basic, updated skills and as a stimulus for further exploration in more specific career areas. Being a Medical Clerical Worker, 2e provides many core medical materials and addresses the wide variety of tasks medical clerical workers encounter. The text has been expanded to cover the latest computer technology and includes updated insurance forms, procedures, and codes as well as a new chapter on diagnostic testing.

Key Benefit: New chapter on diagnostic testing covers information on clinical laboratory, radiology, and physical therapy tests. Key Topics: Information on medical insurance has been significantly expanded to reflect new types of insurance forms, procedures, and codes that must be used in the constantly changing medical insurance field. The most recent CDC guidelines on emergency care and quality control have been added, updated, and expanded to reflect increased responsibilities of the medical clerical worker in today's health care environment. Contains updated information concerning employment opportunities for today's medical clerical worker.