CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
Credential is awarded by the American Medical Technologists who also sponsors several Allied Health Professionals in addition to Medical Assistants
Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) AMT
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
Accreditation
Tasks usually focus on office procedures transmitting insurance claims, receiving payments, and sharing private health information
- Administrative *
Licensed Physicians
*American Medical Association (AMA) *
Both (AAMA) & (AMT) have outlined the duties of an MA
American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Indicates a higher level of competence
The voluntary process regulated through a professional organization
Certification
Tasks generally involve direct patient care
Clinical
Another type of health care delivery cropping up across the country
Concierge Medicine
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
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s)
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.
Inpatient
The duties of an MA are divided into 3 categories
General
Administrative
Clinical
Which includes laboratory duties.
Laboratory
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.
Medical Assistant
(MA)
A group on specialized professionals who are brought together to meet the needs of the patient
Multidisciplinary
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.
Multiskilled Health Professional
The need to adhere to the rules and regulations of the government drives the management practices of the outpatient medical facility
Outpatient
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.
Patient- Centered Medical Home
(PCMH)
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.
Practicum
PA 100 exam every 6 years
Recertification
Is defined as the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for a particular health care profession.
** Scope of Practice**
Setting limits on the relationships between yourself and your patients.
Self- Boundaries
Some physicians prefer treating patients of all ages, family medicine, or internal medicine. Others my choose surgery or vascular surgery.
Specialty
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.
Health Maintenance Organization
(HMO)
“Father of Modern Anatomy”
Andreas Vesalius
Identified circulation as a continuous circuit pumped by the HEART to carry blood through the body HEART
William Harvey
1578- 1657
Invented the Microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
“Father of Scientific Surgery”
John Hunter
Developed the Smallpox Vaccine in 1796
Edward Jenner
Known for efforts to improve the treatment of mentally ill patients. He wrote the first textbook on psychiatry in America.
Benjamin Rush
Invented the Stethoscope
Rene Laennec
1781-1826
Discovered “Hand washing”
Ignaz Semmelweis
1818- 1865
Promoted using heat to sterilize surgical instruments. Also developed the rabies vaccine. Known as the “Father of Bacteriology” and the “Father of Preventive Medicine”
Louis Pasteur
1822- 1895
Founder of Nursing
Florence Nightingale
1820- 1910
First women to complete medical school in the United States in 1849
Elizabeth Blackwell
1821- 1910
Founded the American Red Cross in 1881
Clara Barton
1821- 1912
Began applying antiseptic to wounds to prevent infections.
Joseph Lister
1827- 1912
Developed modern anesthesia in 1842
Crawford Williamson Long
1815- 1878
Discovered Polonium and Radium
Marie Curie
1867- 1934
Discovered X-rays in 1865
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
1845- 1943
Discovered Penicillin in 1928.
Sir Alexander Fleming 1881- 1955
Discovered the Polio vaccine in 1952
Jonas Edward Salk
1914- 1995
Discovered the Oral Polio vaccine in 1961
Albert Sabin
1906- 1993
Discovered the first heart- lung machine in 1953
John Gibbon
1903- 1973
“Father of Open Heart Surgery”
C. Walton Lillehei
1918- 1999
Scans, radiologist can see tumors, cysts, inflammation, and so on, with cross- sectional slices of the patients body.
**Computed Tomography
(CT) scan
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.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)
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
Positron Emissions Tomography
(PET) scan
MA’s are Multiskilled Allied Health professionals specially educated to work in ambulatory settings performing Administrative and Clinical duties
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP)
Low- complexity laboratory tests as determined by CLIA
Collecting and Processing Lab Specimens.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
(CLIA) 1988
Always do the right thing
Always try to exceed expectations
Be a team player
Be self-motivated
Be committed to the organization
Strong work Ethic
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
Standard of Care
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.
American Board of Medical Specialties
(ABMS)
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.
National Commissions on Certification of Physician Assistant
(NCCPA)
Are trained to diagnose patients and treat illnesses.
Nurse Practitioners
(NP)
The CMA (AAMA) is the only credential sponsored by the American Association of Medical Assistants.
Certified Medical Assistant
(CMA) AAMA
Balance issues
How are they walking
Get up slowly
Education
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
** Common Surgical Specialties**
Table 1-2
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
Excellent written & Oral communication skills
Additional Characteristics
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
Specialists who Employ Medical Assistants
Diagnoses and Treats disorders of the female reproductive system and may also be an obstetrician or limit the practice to Gynecology, including surgery.
Gynecology
