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Blesi (medical assisting, Century College-East Campus) et al. supply students and entry-level medical assistants with a text on the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and values needed in the profession. It covers healthcare roles and responsibilities, medical terms, law and ethics, communication skills, front office administrative skills, anatomy and physiology, back office procedures, clinical and lab skills, and looking for a job. This edition has new material on working in the physician's office laboratory and dosage calculations and about 25 new procedures. It has reorganized and updated coverage of trends and issues like electronic health records, the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, basic math, professionalism, time management, personal appearance, and emergency preparedness and safety, and links to videos and animations on the companion website, which also has forms, study software, and other resources. Other new topics include the Patient Self-Determination Act, American Medical Technologists' Standards of Practice, reporting illegal and unsafe behavior, the basics of psychology, adaptive and nonadaptive coping skills, self-awareness, critical thinking skills, communicating with diverse patient populations, ergonomics and computer use, practice management software, among others. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
