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medical assistant
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  medical assistant - a person trained to assist medical professionalscaregiver, health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider - a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability |
EncyclopediaSeemedicalmedical assistant
medical [med´ĭ-kal] pertaining to medicine or to the treatment of diseases; pertaining to medicine as opposed to surgery.medical assistant a person who, under the direction of a qualified physician, performs a variety of routine administrative and clinical tasks in a physician's office, a hospital, or some other clinical facility.medical laboratory technician (MLT) see clinical laboratory technician/medical laboratory technician.medical record administrator one responsible for the indexing, recording, and storage of medical records and reports of patients admitted to hospitals and other health care agencies, and who also prepares reports of births, deaths, transfers, and discharges of patients, and of treatments received.
There are two levels of qualification for the medical record practitioner: Registered Record Administrator (RRA) and Accredited Record Technician (ART). Only those persons who have passed the registration examination of the american health information management association are entitled to use the professional designation of Registered Record Administrator or the job titles of medical record administrator and health record administrator. Only individuals who have passed the accreditation examination of the Association are entitled to use the designation of Accredited Record Technician. Suitable job titles for the RRA might include: Medical Record Administrator; Director, Medical Record Administration Program; Director, Medical Record Services; Instructor; Coordinator; and Research Associate. Suitable job titles for the ART might include: Medical Record Technician; Director; Assistant Director; Supervisor; and Instructor.medical technologist (MT) clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist.med·i·cal as·sis·tant (med'i-kăl ă-sis'tănt) A person who supports a physician or other health care provider by performing administrative and clinical tasks. medical assistantOne who assists a qualified physician in an office or other clinical setting, performing administrative and technical tasks as delegated and in accordance with state laws governing medical practice. The administrative tasks include those of a secretary, receptionist, or bookkeeper; the clinical include checking vital signs, height, and weight, and performing laboratory tests. Synonym: medical office assistantAcronymsSeemental agemedical assistant
Words related to medical assistantnoun a person trained to assist medical professionalsRelated Words- caregiver
- health care provider
- health professional
- PCP
- primary care provider
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