Thomson Delmar Learning’s Clinical Medical Assisting, Third Edition is part of a dynamic learning system that includes a textbook, workbook, interactive CD-ROM, and instructor support materials. The new edition maps to the latest CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for Medical Assisting Educational programs and the ABHES Program Requirements and Curriculum. This edition provides great opportunities for critical thinking through case studies, scenarios, and features tying to both of Thomson Delmar Learning’s Medical Assisting DVD series. New features include Spotlight on Certification for CMA, RMA, and CMAS, reflective of the 2005 CMA certification exam outline; HIPAA boxes; ABHES and CAAHEP Featured Competencies; and Critical Thinking question boxes.

Features:

• Covers all AAMA required content, including Principles of IV Therapy
• Over 10 new procedures. All procedures include charting examples and rationales for each procedural step
• All lab procedures are CLIA-waived, and all equipment and procedural photos show safety needles/lancets in use
• Coverage of safety needles and lancets, blood chemistry, symptom analysis, and double wrapping
• New Critical Thinking Challenge software focuses on critical thinking while dealing with on-the-job realities. It measures success and outcomes through the effects on the patient, the practice, and one's career