Functional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine

3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-323-93262-2
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 201 mm x 300 mm, Gewicht: 1111 g

Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett's Procedures for the Canadian Medical Administrative Assistant, 6th Edition, provides instruction for all the essential o?ce procedures required by today's health services administrative assistants in Canada - whether working in a medical o?ce, a complementary care o?ce, or in a hospital setting. Chapters address the diverse skills and knowledge required by a medical o?ce administrative assistant, such as good communication, privacy, customer service, stress management, medical transcription, ?ling, appointment booking, physical and virtual meetings, billing (ICD- 10-CA), and more. This new expanded edition includes in-depth coverage of topics including privacy and con?dentiality, hospital procedures, cross-cultural communication, and more. Three new chapters explore health care's evolving landscape, therapeutic communication, and pharmacology, while a revised art program visually reinforces key concepts. Accompanied by a robust o?ering of invaluable learning resources on Evolve, this is the only text you'll need to prepare for your career in health care administration assistance. - Quintessentially Canadian content and viewpoint meets the needs of the medical o?ce assistant and health services administrative assistant in Canada.
- Re?ects current privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and changes to provincial and territorial Freedom of Information acts.
- Current coverage includes the latest information on electronic medical records (EMRs) and health care plans across Canada.
- Real-world examples and exercises enable you to delve deeper into key topic areas.
- Variety of working papers and templates allow for extra practice on tasks and scenarios encountered in the medical o?ce environment.
- Helpful learning tools throughout the text include learning objectives, key terms, assignment boxes, tips, critical thinking boxes, Did You Know? boxes, end-of-chapter assignments, and discussion questions.
- Companion Evolve website offers review questions, videos, forms and templates, an audio glossary, and more to reinforce your mastery of important concepts.
- Clear, engaging, and accessible writing style makes content easy to understand.
- Four-colour design and art program illustrates current concepts and improves readability.
- UPDATED content re?ects contemporary standards, technological tools, and terminology used in day-to-day modern health care practice.
- EXPANDED coverage of top-of-mind topics includes con?dentiality and privacy, cross-cultural communication, infection prevention and control, new electronic information technologies, hospital procedures, billing practices, administrative roles and responsibilities in the evolving health care information environment, and more.
- NEW chapters on Therapeutic Communication, Health Care in an Evolving Environment, and Pharmacology explore emerging topics in the field.
- EXPANDED and UPDATED art program provides current examples of forms and technologies encountered in the workplace, as well as new diagrams illustrating concepts introduced in the chapter to support comprehension.
- NEW Evolve resources include SimChart® for the Medical O?ce exercises and practicum activities.
- NEW accompanying workbook is available to reinforce your understanding of textbook content with a variety of learning tools, review questions, case studies, and more. Sold separately.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beck, Randy W

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker Akupunktur
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker Chiropraktik & Osteopathie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Physiotherapie, Physikalische Therapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Introduction to the Health Care Environment
1. Your Future as a Medical Administrative Assistant
2. Health Associations and the Law

Part 2: Tools and Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant
3. Therapeutic Communications - NEW!
4. Telephone Management and eCommunication Tools
5. Reception, Booking Appointments, and Clinical Responsibilities
6. Office Correspondence: Mail, Memos, Letters, and Envelopes
7. The Procedures Manual
8. Pharmacology - NEW!
9. Health Records and Information Management
10. Hospital Records, Requisitions, and Reports
11. Health Insurance Plans
12. Financial Records
13. Managing Office Supplies
14. Meetings and Minutes

Part 3: Career Development
15. Your Job Search
16. Health Care in an Evolving Environment - NEW!

Appendices
A. Common Abbreviations Used in the Health Care Field
B. Laboratory Medicine
C. Commonly Prescribed Medications
D. Reference Sources