Today's Medical Assistant

Kathy Bonewit-West has been in healthcare education for more than 30 years. She taught anatomy and physiology to Nursing students and later moved into Medical Assisting education. She served as program director for the Medical Assisting program at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, for many years. Ms. Bonewit-West is also a former member of the Curriculum Review Board for the American Association of Medical Assistants. In addition to co-authoring Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures, Kathy is the lead author of Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, soon to be in its 12th Edition. Julie Pepper has spent her entire career in health care as a medical assistant in a variety of offices and clinics, developing expertise in the electronic health record and as an instructor in a medical assistant program. She combines her education in dietetics with her clinical and administrative experience as an instructor in the Medical Assisting program at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin, where she taught for 21 years and from where she retired from teaching. Julie was also the program director for the college's Health Navigator program. She has served as a reviewer and contributor to numerous Medical Assisting educational products over the last decade, including Sim Chart for the Medical Office. She currently serves as the sole author of The Electronic Health Record for the Physician's Office and The Simulated Administrative Medical Office. She has been leading author of Beik's Health Insurance Today text and workbook since the 8th edition. She also has been a coauthor for Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals, Kinn's The Medical Assistant, and Today's Medical Assistant. Julie strives to bring the needed information to students in a way to keep them interested in learning all that they need to be wonderful employees working in healthcare.

• SECTION 1: Introduction to Medical Assisting 1. The Health Care System2. The Professional Medical Assistant3. Ethics and Law for the Medical Office4. Interacting with PatientsSECTION 2: Anatomy and Physiology5. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology6. Integumentary System7. Skeletal System8. Muscular System9. Nervous System10. The Senses11. Endocrine System12. Circulatory System13. Respiratory System14. Digestive System15. Urinary System16. Reproductive SystemSECTION 3: Clinical Component17. Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard18. Sterilization and Disinfection19. Vital Signs20. The Physical Examination21. Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures22. Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing23. The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care24. The Pediatric Examination25. Minor Office Surgery26. Administration of Medication27. Cardiopulmonary Procedures28. Specialty Tests and Procedures29. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory30. Urinalysis31. Phlebotomy32. Hematology33. Blood Chemistry and Immunologic Testing34. Medical Microbiology35. Nutrition36. Emergency Preparedness and Protective Practices37. Emergency Medical Procedures and First AidSECTION 4: Administrative Component38. The Medical Record39. Patient Reception40. Medical Office Computerization41. Telephone Techniques42. Scheduling Appointments43. Medical Record Management44. Written Communications and Mail45. Managing Practice Finances46. Medical Coding47. Medical Insurance48. Billing and Collections49. The Medical Assistant as Office Manager50. Obtaining Employment