Intro to Medical Assisting

Medical Assisting admin duties include?

Medical transcription, Greeting patients, Answering phones

Medical Assisting clinical duties include?

Perform diagnostic tests, Performing first aid, Giving injections

What healthcare professional practices medicine under the direction and supervision of a licensed MD or DO?

Physician Assistant (PA)

MA’s work under the direction of?

Licensed physicians

OSHA regulated practices for ____ in the workplace?

Safety

Scope of Practice

The services that a person is deemed competent to perform and permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional certification

The National Healthcare Association (NHA) offers which credential?

CCMA

Clinical Duties

EKG, Drawing blood, Giving injections, checking blood pressure, weighing the patient

Admin duties

Schedule appointments, confirm insurance, answering the phone, creating medical records, transcription

Which organization offers the CCMA certificate?

NHA

What does HIPAA stand for?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

CLIA regulates?

Laboratory compliance

Which professional is required to be licensed

Medical doctor

Two accrediting bodies for Medical Assisting training programs are?

ABHES and CAAHEP

Continuing Education (CEU) can be obtained through?

Additional training through formal programs, cross training to learn additional skills, the credentialing organization

Medical Assistants function as part of the healthcare team and?

Perform clinical and administrative duties