Medical Assistant

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What is AAMA?

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America association of medical assistant

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AAMA is

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A multi skilled member of the health care team who perform administrative and clinical procedure under the supervision of licensed health care provider

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In 1978 the profession of medical assistant was formally recognized by?

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United state department of education

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CAAHEP

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The commission of accreditation for allied health education program

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What is CAAHEP?

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Is an crediting body for medical assisting program in private and public postsecondary institution and program that prepare individuals for entry into the profession

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ABHES

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Accrediting bureau of health education school

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What is ABHES?

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Is the agency that also grant accreditation to medical assisting program and is recognize by the united state department of education

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What does medical assistant do?

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Professionalism staying in the scope of practice

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Professional attributes

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Physical appearance look good and clean. Empathy, attitude, Dependability, flexibility, initiative- doing without being asked, desire to learn, accountability- take responsibility for your action

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What is empathy?

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Means to consider the patient welfare and to be kind. Also to step into the patients place discovering what the patient is experiencing and then recognizing and identifying with those feelings.

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AAMA

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American association of medical technologist-founded in 1939 purpose credentialing and continuing education. Certified a variety of health care field. Establish the RMA exam in 1972. CMAS exam is also available.

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NHA

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National health career association- continuing education.

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NHA purpose

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Credentialing and continuing education certified a variety of health care field. Terri ways to obtain certification

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Regulation of health care provider?

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Credential regulated health care provider which ensures -* competence of health care provider* A minimum standard of knowledge, training and skills.*The limiting of the performance of certain procedures to a specific occupation.

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What is to be license

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Is a conferred on an individual who successfully completed specialized educational requirement and successfully passes an examination administered by the state in which the individual resides

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Types of regulation

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Licensure- *mandatory, legislated by each state.* certification-voluntary through a nongovernmental agency or professional association. * registration- voluntary through a professional association

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Scope of practice

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Medical assistant are not licensed

Medical assistant are allowed to perform clinical procedure under physicians or other licensed health care practitioner supervision.

In some state authorization is required for some procedure

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What does AAMA list?

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Which procedure medical assistant can perform

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Ambulatory health care setting- Individual medical practice.

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Individual outside- also called the solo practice. One primary provider sees and tests patient. One provide responsible for all cost.

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Group practice-

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Two or more providers share a cost. Providers consults each other. Patient may request sane provider for all appointment. Ensures the is always a provider on call. About 68% of provider practice in groups

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Urgent care center

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Usually private for profit center. Provide primary care treats routine injuries and illnesses and perform minor surgery. Providers are often salaried employees. See higher volume of patient usually for lower cost than hospital emergency room.

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Mange care operation-HMO

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Health maintenance organization- HMO provide full range of service under one roof.

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Manage care operation-PPO

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Preferred provider organization is a physician network. Offers discount to employees and other purchase of health insurance.

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Managed care operation-IPA

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The member of which agree to treat patients for an agreed upon fee

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Boutique or concierge medical practice

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Sought by patient discouraged with insurance reimbursement- provides immediate access to provide 24/7.convenient unhurried appointments. Unlimited email fax phone consultation. Home work visit as needed. Coordination of any specialist referred. Set fee for service required for the exclusive service.

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Health care team

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Primary care provider. Specialist. Allied health professionals.

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Alternate health care practitioner

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Many carry the title "doctor" and have specialized training.

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Doctor of chiropractic

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Pay specialized attention to physiological and biochemical aspect of the body structure. Adjust and manipulate the spinal column. licensed in all 50 state

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Doctor naturopathy's ND

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Attempts to remove the underlying cause of disease and stimulate the natural healing process licensed 15 states

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Oriental medicine and acupuncture

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Acupuncture Chinese herbology body works dietary therapy and exercise. Attempt to restore the energy flow in body meridians. Nearly all states regulate practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine. Perform both administrative and clinical functions. Receptionist secretary office manager bookkeeper patient educator insurance coder and biller etc . maintains a positive attitude. Functions under supervision of professionals

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Physician assistant

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Can perform diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health care services delegated by under the supervision of provider and surgeons.

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Cultural heritage in medicine

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Role of culture and ethnic heritage in health care. Patients may refuse medication based on culture tradition. Religion magic and science play a part in the history of medicine. They don't do it so much today as back then. Beliefs of mesopotamia- illness was punishment by gods for violation of moral code.

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Beliefs of ancient Egyptians

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Body was system of channels that came together at reaction and became easily clogged

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Beliefs of ancient Chinese

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Monitored pulse in wrist. Cute the spirit. Nourished the body. Give medication. Tests the whole body. Use acupuncture and moxibustion . today practitioner agree ancient Chinese treatment are still excellent guidelines.

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Moxibustion

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Requires the use of powdered plans substance that is made into small mound on the person soon and then burned usually raising a blister

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Medical specialist history.. History specialist

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Witch doctors. Medicine men and women. Shamans. Healing priest. Physicians

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Today's specialist

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Spiritual advisor. Social worker. Counselors. Teachers. Physicians

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Beliefs and method of ancient healers

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All healers drew upon some power beyond themselves. Mind altering drugs were used by many ancient healers. Ancient healers need were supplied by their tribe. Today term provider or practitioner often used because there are so many health professionals who are part of the patients health care team providing treatment. Some payment expected for medical services rendered. Some culture punished unsuccessful physician by forcing the to treat the poor.

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History of medical education

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Christianity-emphasis placed on soul rather than body. Monk controlled medicine. St. Benedict of Nursia forbade the study of medicine. Christianity controlled medical care for over 500 years. Islam - preserved classical study and encourage learning

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Study and encourage learning

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9th century - medical university began in Italy and France. Renaissance -physician licensed. Art and science more closely related.

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Michelangelo and da vinci used

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Used dissection to draw anatomy

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History of attitudes toward illness

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Punished by the goods for mortal sin. Good Samaritan- Concern for the such. Native America-such treat kindly. suicide during famine was considered a form of bravery

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History of attitude toward illness

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Eskimo-put their elderly unprotected onto ice floes. Roman and Greek disposed of I'll or deformed and unwanted infants were disposed of quickly or left to die

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Today attitude

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We debate right to choose life or death and death with dignity or physicians assisted death. People fear illness they perceive as threatening such as AIDS

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What did Ancient Egyptian used for treatment

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Used urine to test for pregnancy. Ming dinasty. The great herbal. Early medication treat often crude. Physicians staples. Rhubarb, senna, bitter apple turpentine, camphor, mercury.

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What did some physician didnt do caused people to die

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Some physician did not wash instrument used in treating the Ill

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Diseases that existed

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Malaria, diphtheria, tb typhoid, leprosy. Death toll from small pox was high

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Edward Jenner discovered

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Small pox vaccination 19th century. medicine progressed rapidly.anesthesia discovered to alleviate pain during surgery.discovered some bacteria causes disease. important discovered asaspis

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Joseph lister

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Revolutionized surgery by sterilizing instrument and washing physicians hand with antiseptic spray

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Early 20th century

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Many infectious disease and epidemic became curable. Life expectancy increased. Antibiotic

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Banting and best discovered

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Insulin could be use with diabetic . both penicillin and cancer cells discovered in 1928

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Penicillin not brought into production until

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1945

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First human heart transplant perform

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In 1967

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The scourge of epidemic

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Paralytic poliomyelitis. Virus spread through fecal oral take probably present in ancient time. Mostly affects children under age 5. had no cure

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President Franklin d. Rossevelt had

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Had polion and waged war on disease

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First polio vaccine developed

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1952

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Earliest specimen of found

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Bronze age 1900-1600 BC inability of body immune system to destroy

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Erik Erikson

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Psychosocial development based on eight stages are Trust vs Mistrust Autonomy Vs Shame and Doubt, Initiative vs guilt, Idustry Vs Iferiority, Idebtity Vs Role Confusion, Intimacy vs Isolation, Generativity Vs Stgnation, ego Integrity vs Despair

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Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is

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the substance tested for in urine to confirm pregnancy or gestational tumors in females or gonadal tumors in males.

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AFB

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acid fast bacilli stain), then the lab searches for bacteria that cause tuberculosis

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Chain-of-custody

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is the legal procedure to ensure integrity of a specimen.

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-iatrics

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“medical treatment

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Anesthesiology:

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Study of pain relief

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Bariatrics:

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Treatment of obesity

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Dermatology:

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tudy of the skin

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Endocrinology:

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Study of the hormone system

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Gastroenterology:

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Study of the digestive system

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Geriatrics:

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Treatment of the elderly

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Hematology:

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Study of the blood

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Neurology:

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Study of the nerves

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Obstetrics:

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: Treatment of pregnant women

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Pediatrics:

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Treatment of children

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Psychiatry:

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Treatment of the mind

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Radiology:

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Study of radiation (for medical imaging)

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Rheumatology:

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Study of rheumatoid diseases, such as arthritis

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Toxicology:

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Study of poisons

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Urology:

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Study of the urinary system

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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Hammurabi

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Wrote first code 2500 bc medical ethic

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Thomas Percival

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Wrote code of medical Ethics

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Hippocrates

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Wrote " Do not harm"