
Functional Neurology for Practitioners of Manual Medicine
- 3rd Edition - July 17, 2025
- Author: Randy W. Beck
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 2 6 2 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 3 8 2 - 7
Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett's Procedures for the Canadian Medical Administrative Assistant, 6th Edition, provides instruction for all the essential office proced… Read more
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Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett's Procedures for the Canadian Medical Administrative Assistant, 6th Edition, provides instruction for all the essential office procedures required by today's health services administrative assistants in Canada — whether working in a medical office, a complementary care office, or in a hospital setting. Chapters address the diverse skills and knowledge required by a medical office administrative assistant, such as good communication, privacy, customer service, stress management, medical transcription, filing, appointment booking, physical and virtual meetings, billing (ICD- 10-CA), and more. This new expanded edition includes in-depth coverage of topics including privacy and confidentiality, hospital procedures, cross-cultural communication, and more. Three new chapters explore health care's evolving landscape, therapeutic communication, and pharmacology, while a revised art program visually reinforces key concepts. Accompanied by a robust offering of invaluable learning resources on Evolve, this is the only text you'll need to prepare for your career in health care administration assistance.
- Quintessentially Canadian content and viewpoint meets the needs of the medical office assistant and health services administrative assistant in Canada.
- Reflects current privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and changes to provincial and territorial Freedom of Information acts.
- Current coverage includes the latest information on electronic medical records (EMRs) and health care plans across Canada.
- Real-world examples and exercises enable you to delve deeper into key topic areas.
- Variety of working papers and templates allow for extra practice on tasks and scenarios encountered in the medical office environment.
- Helpful learning tools throughout the text include learning objectives, key terms, assignment boxes, tips, critical thinking boxes, Did You Know? boxes, end-of-chapter assignments, and discussion questions.
- Companion Evolve website offers review questions, videos, forms and templates, an audio glossary, and more to reinforce your mastery of important concepts.
- Clear, engaging, and accessible writing style makes content easy to understand.
- Four-colour design and art program illustrates current concepts and improves readability.
Chiropractors, osteopathic physicians and osteopaths, manual therapists, physiotherapists, acupuncturists, and massage therapists
Part 1: Introduction to the Health Care Environment
1. Your Future as a Medical Administrative Assistant
2. Health Associations and the Law
Part 2: Tools and Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant
3. Therapeutic Communications — NEW!
4. Telephone Management and eCommunication Tools
5. Reception, Booking Appointments, and Clinical Responsibilities
6. Office Correspondence: Mail, Memos, Letters, and Envelopes
7. The Procedures Manual
8. Pharmacology — NEW!
9. Health Records and Information Management
10. Hospital Records, Requisitions, and Reports
11. Health Insurance Plans
12. Financial Records
13. Managing Office Supplies
14. Meetings and Minutes
Part 3: Career Development
15. Your Job Search
16. Health Care in an Evolving Environment — NEW!
Appendices
A. Common Abbreviations Used in the Health Care Field
B. Laboratory Medicine
C. Commonly Prescribed Medications
D. Reference Sources
1. Your Future as a Medical Administrative Assistant
2. Health Associations and the Law
Part 2: Tools and Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant
3. Therapeutic Communications — NEW!
4. Telephone Management and eCommunication Tools
5. Reception, Booking Appointments, and Clinical Responsibilities
6. Office Correspondence: Mail, Memos, Letters, and Envelopes
7. The Procedures Manual
8. Pharmacology — NEW!
9. Health Records and Information Management
10. Hospital Records, Requisitions, and Reports
11. Health Insurance Plans
12. Financial Records
13. Managing Office Supplies
14. Meetings and Minutes
Part 3: Career Development
15. Your Job Search
16. Health Care in an Evolving Environment — NEW!
Appendices
A. Common Abbreviations Used in the Health Care Field
B. Laboratory Medicine
C. Commonly Prescribed Medications
D. Reference Sources
- Edition: 3
- Published: July 17, 2025
- Language: English
RB
Randy W. Beck
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Diagnosis and Neurology, Faculty of Health Sciences,Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.Associate Professor,Clinical Neurology, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Florida, USA.Director, Institute of Functional Neuroscience, Perth, Australia