Lippincott Williams Wilkins Comprehensive Medical Assisting

Designed to ensure that every medical assisting graduate can quickly trade a cap and gown for a set of scrubs, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Fifth Edition is more than just a textbook - it's an engaging, dynamic suite of learning resources designed to train medical assisting students in the administrative and clinical skills they'll need in today's rapidly changing health care environment. The Fifth Edition includes a full chapter on Emergency Preparedness, new in-book role playing activities, and an expanded array of online resources. We're pleased to offer case studies, skills videos, and animations as part of our ancillary suite.

We're pleased to introduce the fourth edition of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting, the medical assisting text designed to meet your challenges. This dynamic package of text and resources represent more than just a textbook, instead providing a suite of learning resources. This is the one text aimed at making sure that every graduate can quickly change their cap and gown for a set of scrubs and immediately be a vital member of the medical office. We do this by: Providing the content in an engaging style that speaks to students. Putting pedagogy to work in the text through key features like patient education boxes, competency checklists, procedure boxes, etc. Placing students in the real environment in through our web-based EMR and PMS software package. Showing what we teach through skills videos that demonstrate the procedures and skills described. Constantly reinforcing the learning through additional online ancillaries including animations, ESL resources, etc. Helping instructors lessen planning time, with robust instructor resources. A competency spreadsheet helps faculty members and students track their progress through the material. New content in the fourth edition focuses on addressing crucial changes in policy and technology. Without changing the engaging writing style we're known for, we've made sure that the content is up-to-date and in-line with the needs of the market. We've added content on emergency preparedness, a crucial topic in today's medical office. In addition, instructors will be happy to find the latest CAAHEP and ABHES competencies clearly addressed throughout the text.

Completely updated to meet current AAMA and AMT guidelines for medical assisting practice, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting is the ideal core text for comprehensive medical assisting programs. It covers all the required administrative, clinical, and lab competencies in a detailed yet efficient manner that appeals to students and faculty. The book includes critical thinking questions and is written for maximum readability, with a full-color layout, hundreds of illustrations, and boxes to highlight key points. A bound-in DVD includes pronunciation guides, skill evaluation forms, CMA review questions, clinical simulations, video clips of procedures, animations, and an office software simulator. A companion Website will include English-to-Spanish translation aids, ESL resources, Korotkoff blood pressure sounds, an interactive math review, and pharmacology animations. An Instructor's Resource CD-ROM will be available gratis upon adoption of the text.

Master your course with the practice and hands-on-activities that will help you get ready for the medical office. In this new edition of Study Guide for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting, the exercises and activities align with the most current Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) curriculum standards. The Study Guide is divided into sections that coincide with the textbook and includes exercises that reinforce the knowledge and skills required of all Medical Assistants. Take advantage of the following when you add this guide as a study tool: Practice Questions in a Variety of Formats--No matter your learning style, you can reinforce you learning and get ready for course success. These formats will help you retain new information, reinforce previously learned content, and build confidence. Case Studies for Critical Thinking--These scenarios and questions are designed with real-world situations in mind and are intended to promote conversation about possible responses, not just one correct answer! In short, these studies can help you get ready for what you will face in the real world. Procedure Skill Sheets--Every procedure in the textbook has a procedure skill sheet in the Study Guide to help you practice and evaluate your learning.

Completely revised to meet current AAMA guidelines for practicing medical assistants, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Medical Assisting is the ideal core for comprehensive medical assisting programs. The authors cover each competency—administrative, lab, and clinical—in a detailed yet efficient manner that appeals to students and faculty. The Second Edition details the AAMA’s Role Delineation Study and helps students become proficient in each of the areas required by CAAHEP for entry-level professionals. It features an increased focus on administrative duties and a visually stunning, full-color layout including over 400 new illustrations. Strong ancillaries include a Student Study Guide and Instructor’s Resource Kit. Online faculty support and tutoring services powered by Smarthinking.com are free with every text!

Designed to ensure that every medical assisting graduate can quickly trade a cap and gown for a set of scrubs, Jones & Bartlett Learning's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Fifth Edition is more than just a textbook - it’s an engaging, dynamic suite of learning resources designed to train medical assisting students in the administrative and clinical skills they’ll need in today’s rapidly changing health care environment. The Fifth Edition includes a full chapter on Emergency Preparedness, new in-book role playing activities, and an expanded array of online resources. We’re pleased to offer case studies, skills videos, and animations as part of our ancillary suite.

"Among all of the existing review products, the focus on student engagement, thorough coverage of content, and accessible style are among the factors that have made LWW's Medical Assisting Exam Review for CMA and RMA Certification one of the most popular! Now in its third edition, this Review Guide prepares medical assisting students for successfully passing a national medical assisting certification exam (CMA, RMA, and CMAS exams). Ensuring that the book is comprehensive, this text also focuses on engagement and is written in a concise style that infuses humor and motivational strategies. The book first helps the user identify areas of strength and weakness, then guides the user through developing a study plan. Following this, practice exams included in the ancillary suite will help students assess their progress and continue working towards success on the exam"--Provided by publisher.

Accompanying Student resource DVD-ROM contains ... "videos and animations; interactive activities and exercises; Dentrix G4 practice management learning activities; and much more." Accompanying Dentrix Learning edition software DVD-ROM contains ... Dentrix Learning Edition software (version G4.8); Dentrix G4 user's guide."--DVD-ROM labels.