Student Resources on Evolve Access to SimChart for the Medical Office Forms library and task documents Audio files for transcription and message-taking tasks Patient directory
Clinical Medical Assisting begins with Kinn! Elsevier’s Kinn’s The Clinical Medical Assistant, 13th Edition provides you with the real-world clinical skills that are essential to working in the modern medical office. An applied learning approach to the MA curriculum is threaded throughout each chapter to help you further develop the tactile and critical thinking skills necessary to assist with medications, diagnostic procedures, and surgeries. Paired with our adaptive solutions, real-world simulations, EHR documentation and HESI remediation and assessment, you will learn the leading skills of modern clinical medical assisting in the classroom! Applied approach to learning helps you use what you’ve learned in the clinical setting. Clinical procedures integrated into the TOC provide you with a quick reference. Detailed learning objectives and vocabulary with definitions highlight what’s important in each chapter. Step-by-step procedures explain complex conditions and abstract concepts. Rationales for each procedure clarify the need for each step and explains why it’s being performed. Critical thinking applications test your understanding of the content. Patient education and legal and ethical issues are described in relation to the clinical Medical Assistant's job. Threaded case scenarios help you apply concepts to realistic clinical situations. Portfolio builder helps you demonstrate clinical proficiency to potential employers. NEW! Chapter on The Health Record reviews how you will maintain and interact with the medical record. NEW! Chapter on Competency-Based Education helps you confidently prepare for today’s competitive job market. NEW! Clinical procedure videos help you to visualize and review key procedures.
Power up your learning with this interactive medical assisting training tool! Introducing Practice Management for the Medical Office powered by SimChart for the Medical Office, an intuitive, hands-on learning simulation that provides foundational exercises around the administrative components of the EHR to teach you the steps for claims processing. Realistic activities focus specifically on the practice management functionality within SimChart for the Medical Office, including: scheduling, patient registration, claim entry, payment posting, and report generation. Reports can be coded with ICD-10, ICD-9, or both - and ICD-10 and ICD-9 answers are given for every report - so educators and self-study learners have some flexibility while adjusting to the ICD transition. An educational EHR provides you with a safe, intuitive, and realistic learning environment to develop key documentation and audit skills. Relaunch of Walden Medical as Walden Medical Group - a multi-specialty health care setting - broadens the reach of SimChart for the Medical Office beyond primary care, adding pediatric, cardiac, dental, and surgical cases. Activities focus on the practice management functionality within SimChart for the Medical Office, including: scheduling, patient registration, claim entry, payment posting, and report generation. New print form output for CMS-1500, ADA-J400, and UB-04 so you can output a paper claim form for submission. Unit exams are automatically graded and the results are stored in the instructor gradebook, tracking performance in instructor-led courses. (The gradebook must be set up on Evolve or the school's learning management system.) Reports can be coded with ICD-10, ICD-9, or both, and ICD-10 and ICD-9 answers are provided for every report, giving educators and self-study learners flexibility while adjusting to the ICD transition. Simulation and practice instructions provided with each assignment to support the experience of a real medical office setting with an electronic workflow - and help you complete assignments.
Get realistic, hands-on practice with performing EHR tasks! Combining a print textbook with online SimChart for the Medical Office software, The Electronic Health Record for the Physician's Office, 4th Edition uses real-world examples and screenshots to walk you through each EHR task. Clear, step-by-step guidelines simplify the exercises in each simulation, so you master all the EHR skills required of a medical office professional. You'll learn how to use EHR in patient care and reimbursement as you perform tasks in administrative use, clinical care, and coding and billing. Written by Medical Assisting educator Julie Pepper, this manual also helps you prepare for success on the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) examination - UNIQUE! Integration with SimChart for the Medical Office (SCMO), Elsevier's educational EHR (sold separately), makes it easier to learn and apply EHR fundamentals. - EHR Exercises with step-by-step instructions reinforce key concepts and allow practice with actual software, increasing in difficulty based on the knowledge gained. - Critical Thinking Exercises provide thought-provoking questions to enhance learning and problem-solving skills. - Chapter Review Activities allow you to assess your knowledge of the material, with activities such as a review of key terms, matching and true/false questions, and additional opportunities for software practice. - Review of Paper-Based Office Procedures describes how tasks are completed when the healthcare facility is using paper-based procedures instead of electronic. - Trends and Applications provide real-life examples of how EHR systems are being used to improve health care. - Application exercises in the appendix include front office, clinical care, and coding and billing, allowing you to practice skills before tackling graded SCMO exercises. - Student resources on the Evolve website include a custom test generator to allow CEHRS exam practice or simulation. - NEW! Content is aligned to the latest blueprint for the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) exam. - NEW! Updated coverage includes data validation and reconciliation, patient portals, EHR training, IT troubleshooting techniques, common documentation errors, reimbursement systems and processes, authorizations, federal guidelines and escalation procedures, and reporting. - NEW! Screenshots demonstrate EHR applications within SimChart for the Medical Office.
Get hands-on practice with 100 realistic medical office tasks! The Simulated Administrative Medical Office, 2nd Edition walks you through 10 days on the job as an administrative medical assistant working in the front office of a medical practice. Using SimChart for the Medical Office (sold separately), this book simulates the tasks you will perform daily, including appointment scheduling, completion of common forms, correspondence, inventory, telephone messages, and coding and billing. Written by educator and practitioner Julie Pepper, this how-to manual provides a practicum-like experience that will build your confidence in using EHR software and help you succeed in your first job. - 100 SimChart for the Medical Office (SCMO) tasks organized into 2 weeks of work each simulate actual office duties, providing practice with patient scheduling, billing, insurance processing, and more. (SCMO sold separately.) - Case-based format applies all tasks to realistic patient encounters, building students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills. - Step-by-step instructions simplify the tasks, helping students learn accuracy and speed within a fast-paced medical office. - Online forms and documents simulate the office experience and support the electronic workflow. - Tasks fully align with ABHES and CAAHEP competencies for Medical Assisting. - Content supports preparation for certification as a Medical Assistant and Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist. - NEW! Twice the number of tasks are included and increase in complexity throughout the day and week. - NEW text discussions provide context for on-the-job reference, especially on insurance and coding. - NEW illustrations include realistic patient forms and screen shots.
This is a Pageburst digital textbook; To succeed in today's medical front office, you need a resource that will help you learn not only the principles of medical office administration but also how to apply your factual knowledge to the many complex scenarios that may arise in the medical office environment. Reflecting Brenda Potter's first-hand experience as an active instructor, Medical Office Administration: A Worktext, 2nd Edition combines instruction and application to help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to think critically and respond confidently to the challenges you'll encounter on the job. It includes procedures to be used with Medisoft Version 14 which allows you to practice the day-to-day activities as if you were in an actual office setting. An optional upgrade package is available which includes a Medisoft Version 14 Student software CD (package ISBN: 978-1-4377-0315-3). The engaging worktext format reinforces chapter content and encourages you to apply what you've learned to real-world case studies, critical thinking exercises, role-playing exercises, and collaborative learning activities. Written in a conversational writing style, making reading and absorbing the material easier and more enjoyable. Real-world examples offer practical insight from the front lines of medical office administration. Sample administrative procedures provide realistic practice managing common tasks with real-world office management software. An optional upgrade package includes the MediSoft Version 14 Student CD you can use for additional independent practice. Provides more in-depth coverage of patient diversity than any other medical office text. Key terms are defined throughout each chapter and in greater detail in a comprehensive glossary to clarify important concepts. Procedure boxes throughout the book offer step-by-step instructions on how to perform specific administrative tasks. Procedure Checklists, based on CAAHEP competencies, spell out the individual steps required to complete a full range of administrative procedures. Evolve online features include interactive terminology flash cards, chapter review exercises, content updates, and Web links for additional reading. HIPAA Hints boxes throughout the text familiarize you with essential state and federal compliance regulations you'll encounter in practice.
Get hands-on practice with entering data into the Electronic Health Record! The Electronic Health Record for the Physician’s Office, 2nd Edition uses online simulations to walk you through each EHR task. Clear, step-by-step guidelines simplify the exercises in each simulation, so you learn all the EHR skills required of a medical office professional. This edition adds in-depth review and preparation for the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) examination. Written by Medical Assisting educator Julie Pepper, this how-to manual helps you master the administrative, clinical, and billing/coding skills you need to gain certification and succeed on the job. Access to SimChart for the Medical Office sold separately. Use of SimChart for the Medical Office (SCMO) for all EHR/practice management applications makes it easier to learn and apply EHR fundamentals. Realistic, hands-on practice helps you develop EHR skills including implementation, HIPAA compliance, troubleshooting, and submitting claims for reimbursement. Safe learning environment allows you to learn and practice tasks without fear of making a mistake affecting real patients. A guided tour through SCMO shows how to use the online simulations and practice EHR tasks. Application exercises in the appendix cover administrative, clinical, and insurance/billing, allowing you to practice the skills learned in the text. Student learning resources on the Evolve companion website include form upload, cases, additional insurance cards, and patient information forms, all providing additional practice. NEW! Enhanced EHR coverage provides in-depth preparation for the CEHRS examination. NEW! CEHRS examination preparation tools are included on Evolve.
Now in its 3rd Edition, this popular text gives office personnel just what they need to perform all of their nonclinical tasks with greater skill and efficiency. You get the background to better understand your role and responsibilities... as well as current, step-by-step advice on billing, scheduling, making travel arrangements, ordering supplies - any duty from receptionist to manager you might have in your doctor's office. Includes the latest on... using computers in medical practice; handling medicolegal issues; communicating more effectively with physicians patients, and peers; and transcribing reports... everything you need to be good at your job.