Medical Assisting Study Guide

This guide provides links to help you create a research strategy for Medical Assisting which includes EKG Aide, Medical Assistant, Medical Office Receptionist, Patient Care Assistant, Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide, and Phlebotomist. For others, see the related healthcare professions research guides. Knowing which options are available allows you to quickly select those most appropriate for your topic. To start your research, SCC Library Information Specialists suggest:

• LINCC Online Catalog Subject Browse Lists which are linked to SCC Library holdings & include the Call Number & availability for each.
• Browsing Guide To Medicine Call Numbers
• Suggested Periodical Databases
• How to Search CINAHL
• Related Healthcare Professions Research Guides
  
  • EMS
  • Medical Coding/Medical Transcription
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Respiratory Therapy
• Internet Links

LINCC Online Catalog Subject Browse Lists which are linked to SCC Library holdings & include the Call Number & availability for each.

Medical Assisting Internet Links

Agencies, Associations, & Organizations

• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
• American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)  American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA) No web site (69 Southwick Rd. Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 562-7336 or (800) 527-2762
• American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• Association of Physician Assistant Programs (APAP)
• Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
• Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA)
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  National Center for Competency Testing, Inc. (NCCT)
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. (NCCPA)
• Florida Health Information Management Association (FHIMA)
• Florida Medical Association (FMA)
• National Healthcareer Association (NHA) 

Dictionaries

Directories

• Hospital Web: USA Hospitals

Hospitals

• Directory of America's Hospitals (US News)
• Hospitals, US & Global (Massachusetts General Hospital)

Information Management St&ards (JCAHO)

• Where Can I Find The St&ards?

Medical Assistants

• Be a Medical Assistant (Google)
• Medical assistants (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Physician Assistant Links

Professionalism

• Art of time management (Capital Community-Technical College Hartford, Connecticut)
• Business Etiquette - More Than Just Eating with the Right Fork
• Customer Service
• Human Relations
• Making your practice’s first impression a positive one (Express Healthcare Management)
• Shouldn't Your Office Manager Be Networking (Lyndia Flanagan)
• Stress Management (Robert F. Sarmiento, PhD)
• Winning Attitudes for Career Success (Matthew Williams)

Medical Records

• Fl Statutes 456.057 Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished. (Note.--Formerly s. 455.667)
• Medical Records (Richard S. Dick, Elaine B. Steen, & Don E. Detmer)

Medical Transcription

• AMA Physician Select
• American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT)
• MT Daily

Physicians

• Florida Professional Liability Closed Claims Florida Department of Insurance (search malpractice claims info on doctors, dentists, hospitals, HMOs, lawyers)
• Florida Medical Malpractice Home Page
• Medical Quality Assurance (MQA)

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