More than any other product on the market, the most successful medical assistants begin their careers with Kinn. Known for almost 70 years for its alignment with national curriculum standards, Kinn''s The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach, 16th Edition, teaches the real-world administrative and clinical skills essential for a career in the modern medical office - always with a focus on helping you apply what you''ve learned. This edition features updates to administrative duties, including telemedicine, scribing, health records, and explanation of benefits; and revised clinical material, including surgical supplies and instruments, assisting with surgical procedures, and obtaining a wound culture and performing a dressing change. Kinn''s The Medical Assistant combines an approachable writing style appropriate for all learners, a focus on specialty coverage, and a full continuum of complementary solutions (sold separately), including a study guide, digital courseware, adaptive quizzing, EHR documentation, and more. Quickly master the leading skills to prepare for certification and a successful career in the dynamic and growing medical assisting profession! Comprehensive coverage of all administrative and clinical procedures complies with accreditation requirements Step-by-step, illustrated procedures include rationales and a focus on professionalism Electronic health record (EHR) coverage provides access to hands-on activities using SimChart® for the Medical Office (sold separately) Applied learning approach incorporates threaded case scenarios and critical thinking applications Patient education and legal and ethical features at the end of each chapter reinforce legal and communications implications within medical assisting practice Key vocabulary terms and definitions are presented at the beginning of each chapter and highlighted in text discussions Summary of Learning Objectives at the end of each chapter serves as a checkpoint and helpful study tool Evolve companion website offers chapter quizzes, practice exams, interactive exercises, and more to reinforce learning UPDATED! Content addresses the changing role of the medical assistant, including telemedicine, population health, home visits, and scribing NEW! Comprehensive coverage of key topics includes the healthcare system, human trafficking, cloud-based phone systems, Telecommunications Relay Service, VA Health Care, transmission-based precautions, healthcare waste and chemical disposal, thigh and lower arm blood pressures, medical reconciliation, obstetric content, and promoting wellness in the older generation EXPANDED! Math examples and problems help you learn how to calculate patient financial responsibility; convert temperatures, heights, and weights; and use body mass index formulas REVISED! Medical billing chapters clarify claim submission, explanation of benefits (EOB), patient accounts, petty cash log, and banking activities EXPANDED! Coverage focuses on the contents of the health record, obtaining a health history, surgical instruments, sterile fields, and minor surgical procedure setups REVISED and EXPANDED! Disease and procedure sections address ophthalmology, dermatology, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics REVISED and UPDATED! Surgical supplies and surgical procedures chapters include current procedures for sterilization pouches, skin prep for surgery, assisting with minor surgery, obtaining a wound culture, and applying adhesive skin closure strips and tubular gauze bandages NEW! Step-by-step procedures for performing CLIA-waived tests includes multi-panel drug test cup, hemoglobin A1C, influenza, cholesterol, and RSV antigen ENHANCED! Interactive student activities are available on the Evolve companion website REVISED! Procedural videos reflect current techniques and equipment.