...Medical Assistant Law and Rules § 43-34-44. Role of medical assistants clarified Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the performance by medical assistants of medical tasks, including subcutaneous and intramuscular injections; obtaining vital signs; administering nebulizer treatments; or other tasks approved by the board pursuant to rule, if under the supervision by a physician in his or her office; provided, however, that this shall not require on-site supervision at all times, or the performance by medical assistants of medical tasks ordered by a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse delegated the authority to issue such an order in accordance with law and pursuant to rules of the board. HISTORY:...
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...College COMM115: Information Literacy & Research Mr. Titus February 19, 2016 Professional Plan Growing up I have always said that I wanted to be a superhero, I always wanted to help ours. Therefore, when I started looking into the types of careers I wanted to be in the medical field seemed like the perfect choice for me. Choosing a career in the medical field would give me the opportunity to help others. Now being of age and knowing what a real superhero is and those who make a difference in this world I feel I’ve made the right choice. The three careers in this field that I chose to explore further are medical administrative assistant, clinical medical assistant, and medical coding and billing. I’ve done some research and I would like to take this time to request for reimbursement for my continued education, since our company has this program. Medical Administrative Assistant A medical administrative assistant is a skilled profession that is best suited to those with field-related knowledge developed through formal training. They “must be excellent communicators and use impeccable spelling and grammar when completing professional documents or communicating in writing” (Medical Assistant Careers [MAC], 2016, Duties, Training, Outlook section, para. 1). In addition, medical administrative assistants must be highly proficient in the use of computers and common applications like word processing and spreadsheets. Medical assistants must be adept at multitasking. This job...
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...becoming a Medical Assistant? Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway – Earl Nightingale It has been about three years since I graduated high school and I cannot believe it took me this long to realize that I wanted to become a Medical Assistant. Becoming a medical assistant has not always been my dream. To be honest my main goal in a career was far from it. In the beginning of my high school years, I wanted to go into Criminal Justice, forensics was my main focus. I wanted to be able to gather the evidence to catch who murdered John Doe. Then in my second year of Portland Community College I was introduced to a new topic “Transgender.” I then...
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...The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, better known as HITECH, is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ARRA contains incentives related to health care information technology in general and The HIPAA Privacy Rule gives you rights over your own health information, regardless of its form. Whether your record is in paper or electronic form, you have the right to your records. HIPPA contains specific incentives designed to accelerate the adoption of HER systems among providers. The HIPPA act contains 5 different sections. Tite 1, the health insurance reform. Title I protect health insurance coverage for individuals who lose or change jobs. Title 2 is known as...
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...Business Research Applications Paper RES/320 Research is used in every profession. Whether it is used to take a consensus for interest in juice bar flavors, or to isolate the blood type required for a successful transfusion, it is how all necessary questions get the appropriate and most accurate answers. I work for an organization that provides medical care. Specifically, I work for an ophthalmic clinic and surgical center. Our physician specializes in ocular diseases and refractive correction. Ocular, meaning eyes, is our specialty. Research has been used in this business by almost every person, at all times. From the initial purchase of facilities, to the expansion of facilities, to the care, diagnosis, and treatment of the patients, research is a vital part of our sustainability. Research is a key factor aiding in the physicians ability to diagnose and treat patients. However, additional consideration may need to be taken into account when providing care. When my family first had the idea to start this business, we had no idea where to begin. It was important to do some market research of our own. My father, who would be the physician, had been practicing medicine for years. However, he was no more than a shareholder in the practices he was employed by. He had never started his own practice. However, he knew from experience what type of facility he wanted to work out of and what type of diagnostic equipment would be required. My mother, who would be the CEO, was using...
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...Asia Lee English 1010 Mrs. Rhodes 4/26/2011 The Life of an Anesthesiologist Pre-Medical Technology is a category in the Pre-Professional field. Pre-Medical is a very broad career path which includes: Medical Technologists, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Medical Lab Assistants, Medical Assistants, Medical Administrative Specialists, Phlebotomy Technicians, Dental Assistants, Allied Health Instructors, and Clinical Laboratory Consultants. Anesthesiology is part of a Medical-Technologist. This paper will include the job description, salary, demands of the job, work experience needed, benefits, education, activities, and daily routine of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologists are Doctors of Medicine (MDs) that concentrate on the care of surgical patients and pain relief. As with other physicians, they evaluate and treat patients and direct the efforts of those on their staffs. Some of the primary responsibilities of an anesthesiologist include examining patient to determine the type of anesthetic needed, communicating all relevant information to the appropriate medical practitioners, and administering local, intravenous, or spinal anesthetic to the patient. Other duties may include recording the type and amount of anesthesia administered, maintaining the patient’s vital life functions (i.e. heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and breathing) through continual monitoring and assessment during surgery, and conferring with other physicians and surgeons to determine the condition...
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...have not had an English class since my senior year of high school, so I have not had to write many papers since then. In these previous English classes, most of the writing has been research papers. Comparing this project to previous projects in other English classes, I have had much more flexibility in the topic to write about and I feel that in this class, the project topic is much more applicable to me and my interests, being that it was about my future career. Previously, I did not have much knowledge on different citation systems, how to correctly cite, and for example,...
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...UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL INSURANCE KEY TERMS Step 1 S te St ep 10 Follow up payments and collections Preregister patients p2 Establish financial responsibility St ep 3 S te p 9 Generate patient statements Check in patients Monitor payer adjudication Review coding compliance St ep 8 S te Check out patients Review billing compliance p7 St ep 5 S tep 6 Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1.1 Explain how healthy practice finances depend on correctly accomplishing administrative tasks in the medical office. 1.2 Compare coinsurance and copayment requirements for health Copyright © 2014 The McGraw-Hill Companies plan benefits. 1.3 Identify the key steps in the medical billing cycle. 1.4 Discuss the impact of electronic health records on clinical and billing workflow. 1.5 Evaluate the importance of professional certification and of medical liability insurance for career advancement. S te p4 Medical Billing Cycle Prepare and transmit claims 1 accounts payable (AP) accounts receivable (AR) benefits cash flow certification coding coinsurance copayment covered services deductible diagnosis documentation electronic claim (e-claim) electronic health record (EHR) fee-for-service health care claim health information technology (HIT) health plan indemnity plan managed care managed care organization (MCO) medical assistant ...
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...Career Research Paper I have designed this assignment as a step by step guide to walk my students through the research process. Of course, you may adjust it as you feel is necessary according to the level of students you are working with. This project explains in detail everything they need to research, as well as, giving them real world insight into what to expect in a career in terms of education, job duties and responsibilities and income. I begin by having them take a reality check quiz on the Jump Start Coalition website. This little quiz helps them determine how much money they will need to earn in order to live the lifestyle they would like to have. This income amount in turn helps open their eyes to the type of job necessary to achieve that income and what amount of education is involved. It was a real wake up call for many of my students. In this package I have also included a grading rubric for the project and a list of possible career choices for their assignment. Student Instructions You will be writing a research paper on a career chosen from the attached list. Think carefully about which career you chose to research. Read through these directions and the requirements for this assignment BEFORE making your choice. Materials needed for this project - ---note cards (preferably 3x5 lined) ---folder with pockets to keep all research materials in ---access to internet and reference books A. Take reality check quiz at http://www.jumpstartcoalition...
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...TYPES OF SECRETARY Secretary is an administrative assistant who perform several office tasks within one job in Business Office Administration. 1. Administrative Secretary /Executive Secretary 2. Legal Secretary 3. Office Secretary 4. School Secretary 5. Litigation Secretary 6. Medical Secretary 7. Real Estate Secretary 1. Administrative Secretary/ Executive Secretary A variety of clerical and administrative duties are performed by administrative secretaries to run an organization proficiently. The tasks of administrative secretaries include planning and scheduling appointments and meetings, managing projects, organizing and maintaining paper and electronics files, conducting research and distribute information by using mail services, telephone, e-mail, web sites. They serve as a communication and information managers for an office and may handle travel and guests arrangements also. Generally administrative secretaries work in hospitals, schools, government agencies, corporate settings or medical and legal offices. Their job generally involves sitting for long periods. 2. Legal Secretary A legal secretary is an individual who works in the legal profession specially for helping lawyers. They are also called as executive assistants or administrative assistants. Their tasks are to perform daily clerical functions necessary for the efficient operation of a legal office. Apart from the typical filing, dictation, typing and phone answering responsibilities...
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...0 3 0 Electronic Health Records in the Physician Office CHAPTER OUTLINE Patient Flow in the Physician Practice Step 1. Pre-Visit: Appointment Scheduling and Information Collection Step 2. Patient Check-in and Payment Collection Step 3. Rooming and Measuring Vital Signs Patient Examination and Documentation Step 4. Patient Checkout Step 5. Post-Visit: Coding and Billing Post-Visit: Reviewing Test Results Coding and Reimbursement in Electronic Health Records Computer-Assisted Coding Clinical Tools in the Electronic Health Record Decision-Support Tools Tracking and Monitoring Patient Care Screening for Illness or Disease Identifying at-Risk Patients Managing Patients with Chronic Diseases Improving the Quality and Safety of Patient Care with Evidence-Based Guidelines E-Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Keeping Current with Electronic Drug Databases Increasing Prescription Safety Saving Time and Money LEARNING OUTCOMES After completing this chapter, you will be able to define key terms and: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. List the five steps of the office visit workflow in a physician office. Discuss the advantages of pre-visit scheduling and information collection for patients and office staff. Describe the process of electronic check-in. Explain how electronic health records make documenting patient exams more efficient. Explain what occurs during patient checkout. Explain what two events take place during the post-visit step of the visit workflow. Describe the advantages of computer-assisted...
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...0 3 0 Electronic Health Records in the Physician Office CHAPTER OUTLINE Patient Flow in the Physician Practice Step 1. Pre-Visit: Appointment Scheduling and Information Collection Step 2. Patient Check-in and Payment Collection Step 3. Rooming and Measuring Vital Signs Patient Examination and Documentation Step 4. Patient Checkout Step 5. Post-Visit: Coding and Billing Post-Visit: Reviewing Test Results Coding and Reimbursement in Electronic Health Records Computer-Assisted Coding Clinical Tools in the Electronic Health Record Decision-Support Tools Tracking and Monitoring Patient Care Screening for Illness or Disease Identifying at-Risk Patients Managing Patients with Chronic Diseases Improving the Quality and Safety of Patient Care with Evidence-Based Guidelines E-Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Keeping Current with Electronic Drug Databases Increasing Prescription Safety Saving Time and Money LEARNING OUTCOMES After completing this chapter, you will be able to define key terms and: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. List the five steps of the office visit workflow in a physician office. Discuss the advantages of pre-visit scheduling and information collection for patients and office staff. Describe the process of electronic check-in. Explain how electronic health records make documenting patient exams more efficient. Explain what occurs during patient checkout. Explain what two events take place during the post-visit step of the...
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...purpose of this paper is to go over the service learning project that was conducted. The paper will start off with a brief background of the major problem and issues that are faced. The author will then identify the benefits and consequences of a physician's office offering multilingual services. Then the author will offer several recommended solutions, which will be followed by a brief description of the evaluation plan that could be used to measure the effectiveness of the recommended solution. As part of the Service Learning Project, a woman by the name of Mary Garcia was interviewed. She expressed that her elderly parents, who speak nothing but pure Spanish, seem to have communication problems...
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...Health promotion has become one of the main focuses for health professionals. As such, many research studies are being conducted to support the improvement of health in order to increase quality of life. Grady (2003) discusses five main research themes that are utilized in today’s world, one of them being “changing lifestyle behaviors for better health” (p190). Exposure to latex is the leading cause of the latex allergy epidemic. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia (2006), 17% of healthcare workers, in Canada, have this allergy. These statistics are growing which has led nurses and other health care professionals towards studying the topic of latex allergies in the health care profession in order to achieve a greater understanding. Of particular interest is unnecessary exposure to latex, which puts clients and workers at risk. Questions are now being asked “Why are latex gloves and other latex containing equipment such as catheters still being used when there are a variety of alternatives to latex products? Why do health care workers continue to be put at risk for latex exposures. Loiselle, Profetto-McGrath, Polit and Beck (2004) state “Nurses are increasingly engaged in disciplined studies that benefit the profession and its patients” (p. 5). In other words, as nurses and with their numbers, why are they not coming together to address the issue of latex allergy. Korniewicz, Masri, Broyles...
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...4. Pamela wrote a check to Samantha, so Pamela is the . and Samantha is the 5. The of a check is the person who is presenting it for payment and may not be the person named as the payee. 6. Grace studied the , which is a series of laws that regulates sales of goods, commercial paper, secured transactions in personal property, and many aspects of banking. 7. First National Bank is considered the accounts. for Dr. Lupez’ business checking . 8. Instruments that are legally transferable to another party are considered 9. Rhonda made several and order supplies. from the clinic checking account to pay monthly bills 10. As soon as the monthly bank statement arrives, Rhonda does a to make certain that the statement and checkbook balance are in agreement. Copyright © 2007, 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 283 284 22 BANKING SERVICES AND PROCEDURES Skills and Concepts Part I: Short Answer Questions Provide the answers to the questions in the blanks below. 11. List the four requirements of a negotiable instrument. a. b. c. d. 12. Name several advantages to online banking. 13. Why is customer service such an important aspect of today’s medical offices? 14. List seven types of checks. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. 15. Describe each type of endorsement. a. blank b. restrictive c. special d. qualified Copyright © 2007, 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier...
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