The Medical Assistant: A Basic Text Covering General, Administrative, and Clinical Functions

The purposes of this book are to provide a comprehensive description of the occupation know as "Medical Assisting" and to upgrade the performance standards in this field of work. It presents a broad picture of what medical assistants should know and be able to do, dividing the materials in four parts. Part 1-Fundamentals-what all medical assistants should know. Part 2-Adminstarative-the business function. Part 3-Clincal-the medical functions. Part 4-Special Patients-handling children, the elderly and the handicapped.