TY - BOOK AU - Keir,Lucille AU - Wise,Barbara A. AU - Krebs,Connie TI - Medical assisting: administrative and clinical competencies SN - 0766841464 PY - 2003/// CY - Clifton Park, NY PB - Thomson/Delmar Learning KW - Medical assistants KW - Physician Assistants KW - Clinical Competence KW - Practice Management, Medical KW - Vocational Guidance N2 - This competency-based learning system covers the administrative, clinical, and general areas necessary for entry-level employment as identified by the medical assistant role delineation study issued by the American Association of Medical Assistants. A listing of role delineation areas in each unit and in Appendix A make it easy to locate specific skills within each competency. Pathophysiology coverage is expanded to include additional diagnostic descriptions and information on medications commonly used to treat conditions. A new unit on ER -