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1
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Credential is awarded by the American Medical Technologists who also sponsors several Allied Health Professionals in addition to Medical Assistants

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Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) AMT

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A non-governmental professional peer review process that provides technical assistance and evaluates educational programs for quality based on pre-established academic and administrative standards

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Accreditation

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Tasks usually focus on office procedures transmitting insurance claims, receiving payments, and sharing private health information

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  • Administrative *
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Licensed Physicians

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*American Medical Association (AMA) *

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Both (AAMA) & (AMT) have outlined the duties of an MA

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American Medical Technologists (AMT)

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Indicates a higher level of competence
The voluntary process regulated through a professional organization

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Certification

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Tasks generally involve direct patient care

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Clinical

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Another type of health care delivery cropping up across the country

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Concierge Medicine

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Can be acquired by attending American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) approved seminar, through articals in the organizations bimonthly publication, and by completing self- studies available through AAMA

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Continuing Education Units (CEU’s)

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Refers to a patient who is admitted to the hospital for treatment with the expectation that the patient will remain in the hospital for 24 hrs. or more.

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Inpatient

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The duties of an MA are divided into 3 categories
General
Administrative
Clinical
Which includes laboratory duties.

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Laboratory

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The ultimate multi- skilled health-care professional will expand as the need for highly trained, versatile medical personnel keeps pace with ever changing practice of Medicine.

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Medical Assistant
(MA)

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A group on specialized professionals who are brought together to meet the needs of the patient

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Multidisciplinary

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An individual with versatile training in the health care field will continue to grow within the foreseeable future and you are now a part of this exciting career direction.

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Multiskilled Health Professional

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The need to adhere to the rules and regulations of the government drives the management practices of the outpatient medical facility

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Outpatient

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Is a concept similar to a gatekeeper in which the primary physician assumes responsibility for a patients overall health care & coordination of health services
Patient needs including wellness, acute, and chronic care.

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Patient- Centered Medical Home
(PCMH)

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An externship is an educational course offered in the last module or semester during which the student works in the field, gaining hands-on experience it varies in length from 106- 240 hrs.

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Practicum

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PA 100 exam every 6 years

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Recertification

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Is defined as the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for a particular health care profession.

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** Scope of Practice**

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Setting limits on the relationships between yourself and your patients.

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Self- Boundaries

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Some physicians prefer treating patients of all ages, family medicine, or internal medicine. Others my choose surgery or vascular surgery.

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Specialty

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In the HMO plan patients must use the services of a primary physician who must get insurance authorization before referring patients to another physician (such as a specialist) or before providing many treatments in order for the insurance to cover the costs associated with those services.

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Health Maintenance Organization
(HMO)

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“Father of Modern Anatomy”

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Andreas Vesalius

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Identified circulation as a continuous circuit pumped by the HEART to carry blood through the body HEART

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William Harvey
1578- 1657

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Invented the Microscope

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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“Father of Scientific Surgery”

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John Hunter

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Developed the Smallpox Vaccine in 1796

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Edward Jenner

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Known for efforts to improve the treatment of mentally ill patients. He wrote the first textbook on psychiatry in America.

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Benjamin Rush

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Invented the Stethoscope

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Rene Laennec
1781-1826

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Discovered “Hand washing”

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Ignaz Semmelweis
1818- 1865

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Promoted using heat to sterilize surgical instruments. Also developed the rabies vaccine. Known as the “Father of Bacteriology” and the “Father of Preventive Medicine”

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Louis Pasteur
1822- 1895

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Founder of Nursing

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Florence Nightingale
1820- 1910

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First women to complete medical school in the United States in 1849

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Elizabeth Blackwell
1821- 1910

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Founded the American Red Cross in 1881

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Clara Barton
1821- 1912

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Began applying antiseptic to wounds to prevent infections.

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Joseph Lister
1827- 1912

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Developed modern anesthesia in 1842

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Crawford Williamson Long
1815- 1878

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Discovered Polonium and Radium

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Marie Curie
1867- 1934

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Discovered X-rays in 1865

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Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
1845- 1943

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Discovered Penicillin in 1928.

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Sir Alexander Fleming 1881- 1955

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Discovered the Polio vaccine in 1952

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Jonas Edward Salk
1914- 1995

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Discovered the Oral Polio vaccine in 1961

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Albert Sabin
1906- 1993

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Discovered the first heart- lung machine in 1953

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John Gibbon
1903- 1973

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“Father of Open Heart Surgery”

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C. Walton Lillehei
1918- 1999

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Scans, radiologist can see tumors, cysts, inflammation, and so on, with cross- sectional slices of the patients body.

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**Computed Tomography
(CT) scan

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Uses a strong magnetic field to realign ions to form an image on screen. It’s used to detect internal bleeding, tumors, cysts, and so on.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)

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Has further revolutionized radiology. A “MAP” of the body shows the tissues in which the molecular probe has become concentrated and can be interpreted by nuclear medicine physicians or radiologists in the context of patients’ diagnosis and treatment plan

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Positron Emissions Tomography
(PET) scan

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MA’s are Multiskilled Allied Health professionals specially educated to work in ambulatory settings performing Administrative and Clinical duties

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The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP)

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Low- complexity laboratory tests as determined by CLIA
Collecting and Processing Lab Specimens.

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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
(CLIA) 1988

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Always do the right thing

Always try to exceed expectations

Be a team player

Be self-motivated

Be committed to the organization

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Strong work Ethic

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May come from evidence- based guidelines, decades of practice, community standards, and licensing and regulatory agencies, such as the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medical Services

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Standard of Care

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The title “doctor” refers to a medical doctor (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) but is also used to designate those who have received a doctoral degree in any discipline.

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American Board of Medical Specialties
(ABMS)

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PA-C
This requires the PA to aquire 100 hrs. of continuing medical education every 2 years to take a recertification exam every 6 years.

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National Commissions on Certification of Physician Assistant
(NCCPA)

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Are trained to diagnose patients and treat illnesses.

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Nurse Practitioners
(NP)

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The CMA (AAMA) is the only credential sponsored by the American Association of Medical Assistants.

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Certified Medical Assistant
(CMA) AAMA

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Balance issues
How are they walking
Get up slowly

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Education

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Cardiovascular- repairs system

Cosmetic, reconstructive - reconstructs body parts

General - variety of body parts

Maxillofacial - face & mouth

Neurosurgery - brain & back

Orthopedic - musculoskeletal system

Thoracic - rib-cage

Trauma ‐ correcting traumatic wounds

Vascular ‐ repairs blood vessels excluding the Heart

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** Common Surgical Specialties**
Table 1-2

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Maturity, Accuracy, Honesty, Ability to respect patient confidentiality, Empathy, Courtesy, Good interpersonal skills, Ability to project a positive self- image, Ability to work as a team player, Initiative and responsibility, Tact and diplomacy, High moral and ethical standards, Demonstration of adaptive coping mechanisms

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Excellent written & Oral communication skills
Additional Characteristics

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Allergist, Anesthesiologist, Cardiologist, Chiropractor, Dermatologist, Emergency physician, Endocrinologist, Epidemiologist, Family practitioner, Gastroenterologist, Gerontologist, Gynecologist, Hematologist, Immunologist, Interist, Neonatologist, Nephrologist, Neurologist, Obstetrician, Oncologist, Ophthalmologist, Orthopedist, Otorhinolaryngologist, Pain Management, Pathologist, Pediatrician, Podiatrist, Proctologist, Psychiatrist, Pulmonologist, Radiologist, Rheumatologist, Surgeon, Urologist

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Specialists who Employ Medical Assistants

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Diagnoses and Treats disorders of the female reproductive system and may also be an obstetrician or limit the practice to Gynecology, including surgery.

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Gynecology

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