This practical text-workbook uses MediSofts Just Claims software to teach students the basics of filing computerized hospital claims, including the UB-92. Content focuses on hospital billing flow, elements required to complete the UB-92 form, variations of form completion requirements, compliance, and using the computer to complete the form. Each chapter features tutorial information, hands-on computer practice problems, objective end-of-chapter activities, and computer problems. Software is free to instructors who adopt the book.

Shanholtzer/Integrated Electronic Health Records 3e provides hands-on instruction for an integrated EHR and practice management program through McGraw-Hill's Connect(R), an award-winning homework and assessment platform. Integrated EHRs 3e provides an introduction to Greenway Health Prime Suite(TM) simulated in Connect. Additional Prime Suite exercises have been added for the Third Edition, bringing the total to 70 hands-on EHR and practice management exercises.

In today's dynamic health care environment, medical assistants are playing an increasingly important role. CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING, Sixth Edition, helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this rewarding, rapidly growing field. Known for its thorough coverage, extensive technical detail, and accurate, up-to-date content, this proven text book covers laboratory and clinical tasks as well as general information on medical law, ethics and bioethics, and management skills. Students will find the chapters on employment strategies and entry into the profession packed with current information and guidance tips. In addition, chapter material and learning objectives are clearly mapped to the most current accreditation standards and CLIA-waived procedures, with an increased focus on professionalism and personal effectiveness, competencies to help you hone practical, real-world skills and prepare for certification. The text also supports effective learning with a variety of online resources to help you make the most of your time in the classroom and beyond. Upon graduation you will find the chapters on professionalism, law and ethics, communication and transitioning from a student to a professional medical assistant extremely helpful as you begin your externship and career.

In this established text, the roles of the teacher practitioner and mentor are defined and discussed in detail, and the importance of relationships within the education process is explored. New developments in adult learning are examined, and the concept of the learning experience is discussed, with particular emphasis on reflective practice and the quality of the learning experience. Full consideration is given to assessment of knowledge and skills, covering topics such as profiling and portfolios, credit transfer and assessment of prior learning.

INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE, Fourth Edition, provides an easy-to-read introduction to the foundational skills necessary for a range of health care professions. This trusted text offers a comprehensive, yet highly accessible survey of both soft skills and basic clinical skills for those entering health care training programs or considering a career in health care. To prepare you for the realities of modern practice, the authors emphasize core competencies required by all health care professions, including communication, infection control, and professionalism. The text features a strong focus on developing critical thinking skills ("thinking like a health care professional") through a five-step problem-solving model that includes assessing a situation, considering alternatives, choosing an appropriate alternative, evaluating the results, and revising as needed. This unique approach makes INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE, Fourth Edition, an ideal resource to help you transition from simple memorization to effective application of professional skills in a real-world setting.

Readers have been trusting UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR for years to get the reliable, practical information they need to gain a solid understanding of basic psychological concepts from a health care perspective. This all-new eighth edition is no exception. Packed with expanded content and updated with current industry trends and examples, this resource retains the features that made previous editions so successful - a concise size and focus that offers readers need-to-know information without overwhelming them, and an easy-to-read writing style. Coverage spans a broad but valuable range of important mental health topics and addresses them alongside their implications for health care professionals. It takes on both client and caregiver perspectives, resulting in a powerful book will explore the behaviors, emotions, and coping mechanisms encountered in a variety of health care situations and settings. Real-world examples and activities that encourage readers to examine their own behaviors round out the book's comprehensive approach, making this a must-have tool for any health care learner's library.

Medical assistants play a critical role in our changing world of health care, and COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING, Sixth Edition, prepares them to lead in this growing field. Known for accuracy, completeness of coverage, and exacting technical detail, this proven book addresses the administrative and clinical tasks required of medical assistants while preparing them for certification exams. Divided into three sections, chapters start with general topics, including therapeutic communications, coping skills, and professionalism. Administrative chapters look behind the scenes, exploring electronic medical records, ICD-10 coding, and practice management. COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING also maps clinical topics to ABHES, CAAHEP, and MAERB competencies, as well as CLIA-waived procedures, and delivers an exhaustive set of skills: taking patient medical histories, recording vital signs, explaining procedures, assisting during exams and surgery, infection control, and more.