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  00 - Introduction
  01 - The Profession
  02 - The Environment
  03 - Compliance, Law & Ethics
  04 - Patient Processes and Tasks
  05 - Administrative Tasks
  06 - Medical Terminology
  07 - Diagnostic Coding
  08 - Procedural Coding
  09 - Cert Prep - Coding
  10 - Insurance Billing
  11 - Introduction To Medisoft
  12 - Cert Prep - Admin Specialist
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  "The Profession"

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UNIT 1 - THE PROFESSION

Objectives:
  1. List the duties of an administrative medical specialist.
  2. State the important personality characteristics for medical assistants.
  3. List ways for understanding human behavior.
  4. List attributes for good team interaction.
  5. Describe career possibilities and areas of specialization open to administrative medical specialists.
  6. Complete a self-assessment of job skills and personal / professional attributes to identify your strengths and weaknesses.

Online Course Preparation:

In this Unit you will need your Administrative Medical Assisting, 5th Edition textbook and workbook by Fordney, French & Follis. Before continuing this online Unit, please read the following in your textbook, and perform the workbook exercises. Return to this screen when finished.
  1. Read: Chapter 1: A Career As An Administrative Medical Assistant

    1. In your student workbook, complete Review Questions 3, 4, 5 and 6 on pages 4 thru 6.
    2. In your student workbook, complete Exercise 1.1 "Self Assessment" on pages 7-8.

  2. Define Keywords: (Click link button for an explanation of this activity)