Question

What is the Medical Assistant's role in patient instruction. Reflect upon the significance of scope of practice and medical record documentation.

Answer 1

Medical Assistant Roles and Responsibilities: Introduction: The general measures of the post of Medical assistant employment growing 19% compare with all employment in healthcare industry from 2020 to 2029. This is supported by Bureau of Labor statistics of USA. In health care setting there is similar assists are there. I hereby briefing about them:

1. Dental Assistants,

2. Dental hygienists,

3. Licenced practical and Licenced vocational nurses,

4. Medical records and health information technicians,

5.Nursing assistants and orderlies,

6. Pharmacy technicians,

7. Pharmacy technicians,

8. Phlebotomists,

9. Physical therapist assistants,

10. Psychiatric technicians and adies.

   Must be know the difference of Medical assistant and Physician assistant who perform their duties under supervision of physician.

Job objective: The medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of healthcare.

Important Qualities: 1. Analytical skills,

2. Detail oriented,

3. Interpersonal skills,

4. Technical skills,

5. CRM management ( customer Relations)

Role and Responsibilities: 1. Record patient history and personal information,

2. measure the vital signs such as Pulse, temperatures, blood pressure,

3. Held physicians with patient examination,

4. Administer injections or medications directed by physician,

5. Schedule patient appointments and take their grievances,

6. Prepare blood samples of Laboratory tests,

7. Enter patient information into medical records,

8. Helps in Preparation of insurance requests and claims documentation.

   Medical assistants should be confidential about client personal information and only discuss with only medical personal when it needed.

- Electronic health records are changing role of medical assistant role , that is why they need to be learn about EHRs software and apply same in their job.

Specific role in Administration: They helps in insurance forms fill out or code patients madrigal information,often answer telephones and schedule patient appointments.

Specific role in clinical tasks: Medical assistants may do basic laboratory tests and guide about requisition , dispose contaminated supplies, and sterilise medical instruments, the additional responsibilities are instructing the patient about medication or special diets, preparing patients for x-rays, removing stitches, drawing blood or changing dressings.

   Some medical assistants specialise according to the medical office. Examples are : 1. Ophthalmic medical assistants,

2. Podiatric medical assistants: work closely with podiatrists ( foot doctors), helps in make casting of feet, expose and develop X-rays and help in surgery.

Summary of the Topic: The medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks ranging from appointments requisition to helping in surgiers. In between they perform appointments, helps in documentation, perform basic laboratory tests, instruct the patients and their do their work with good assertive manner to achieve organisation goal.