American Association of Medical Assistants

Pebbles Lafleur05/15/2018HS115My Scope of PracticeAs many people know, there are steps into making into the medical field world. There are still certifications and levels to have under your belt to move up. Many people start as a CNA, then LPN, RN and so on and so forth. However, currently, I am enrolled in school to become a CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) and hopefully adding phlebotomy under my belt as well. Nevertheless, before all this to happen, there is a process to go by and complete it accordingly.To be competitive in the medical field marketplace, all medical assistants have to be certified through the AMA. The AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) is the association that is responsible for producing the

1(p19) Several medical professionals and educators recognized this shortage and tried to address it by promoting the need for a “mid-level” provider. 1(p21) Eugene A. Stead, Jr., MD was the first person to successfully establish a program designed to train these mid-level providers. In 1965, Stead instituted the first educational program for physician assistants at Duke University with the first class consisting of four ex-Navy medical corpsmen. 1(p24) Several similar programs soon followed and the demand for primary care physicians continued to increase with the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid programs. 1(p25) By 1970, the American Medical Association (AMA) validated the idea of a physician assistant. 1(p29) In the years following, the AMA worked together with other medical societies to establish an accreditation process for the educational programs, and the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants (NCCPA) determined standards for an examination in order to establish the competency of the physician assistants. 1(p31-38) After the establishment of necessary guidelines, the physician assistant profession continued to grow and gain popularity. Over the years, the scope of the physician assistant’s duties expanded from data gathering and repetitive tasks to include history-taking, physical examinations, diagnosing, treating, and prescribing medications.1 (p8)

American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) was founded in 1988 to provided education and professional certification to physician-based medical coders and to elevate the standards of

Physician Assistant’s who may also go by the name PA, practice medicine under the supervision of a physician or a surgeon. PA’s must be formally trained and can examine patients, review medical histories, diagnose illnesses and injuries, order and interpret diagnostic tests such as x-rays and blood tests, prescribe medication, document patient progress, and treat a range of ailments (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2014). The physician assistants code of ethics is divided into four categories; Patient independence, goodwill, fair treatment and nonmaleficence (Anderson, J. (2015)). The code of ethics promotes dignity, integrity, honesty and accountability.

The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) awards the CMA credential to medical assistants who graduate from an ABHES- or CAAHEP-accredited program and pass a certification exam. Medical assistants who hold the CMA credential must renew their certification every five years. “

Medical assistant are all about keeping the patients feeling at home and comfortable in the hospital (Boston Reed College, 2011). Medical assistant have both administrative and clinical duties. Medical assisting is one of the nation’s fastest growing career in the United States of America (BLS, 2014). Medical assistants are excellent at helping people, communicating, and multitasking.

Have you ever wanted to be a physician assistant? If you do, it is a challenge to be accepted in PA (physician assistant) school. There are over one hundred and twenty-five PA programs in the United States. A physician's signature is required on some percentage of the charts of patients whom PAs treat in twenty-four states. This job is considered to be the second best job America.

Physician assistant’s scope of practice is defined by the level of education, experience, state laws, facility policies and the supervising physician’s delegations. PAs work as a team with the supervising physician and they support the physician’s scope of practice. Since the physician assistants are also educated in the medical model, PAs also practice with physicians in every specialty and setting.

The AANP advocates for advanced practice nurses at both the state and federal level. This organization works diligently to advance and protect the ability and right of all nurses to practice at the full scope of their educational background, while also working to prevent any loss of independence. Additionally, educational opportunities are provided through membership services, guidance on research projects, access to mentoring relationships, and a wealth of resources and support are available through networking with peers (Mason, 2013). Currently there are over 150 different CEU activities

Founded in 1951 and led by Dr. James R. Fairchild, a board-certified internist, Medical Associates is a physician group practice that expanded slowly and added other specialties in 1963. It has continued to expand over the years, and began to provide specialty and sub-specialty medical and surgical care in 1972. Medical Associates has also grown into a large tax paying medical group of forty physicians and two separate location in Middleboro and the eastern edge of Jasper which opened in 1972 and 1985 respectively. The practice was originally a single specialty practice but now has several specialties and sub-specialties in addition to ambulatory surgical services due

The accountable care organization I researched is called the Physician Organization of Michigan ACO (POM ACO). The POM ACO is a joint venture of the U-M Health System and physician groups around the state, with the aim of improving care for 81,000 Michiganders enrolled in traditional Medicare and slowing the growth of health care costs, according to the announcement by the U-M Health System (Daly, 2013). The group was launched on January 1, 2013 under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. 12 physician organizations from around Michigan came together to take part in a Medicare-sponsored program that strives to improve on the quality of care for traditional Medicare recipients, while also containing cost growth. In 2014, POM ACO expanded to include all the University of Michigan faculty physicians and thousands of other providers from the University of Michigan Health System. The POM ACO is now one of the largest accountable care organizations nationwide. More than 5,700 physicians and other providers are now involved in the POM ACO. Therefore, the POM ACO is organized as a physician-hospital organization. Hence, the patient has more flexibility in where and how their care is delivered. The patient can still use any doctor or hospital that accepts Medicare at any time.

First, People will always need health care despite what may be going on with the economy people will need health care. In turn the health care provider’s doctors will need medical assistant to give quality patient care. The bureau of labor statistics, medical assistants is predicted to be one of the fastest growing jobs fields through 2018. Despite high growth

Physician Assistants are also known as a PA’s; they practice medicine under the direction of physicians and surgeons. They formally trained to examine patients, diagnose injures and illness, and provide treatment. Physician Assistants also evaluate and treat patients under the supervision of doctors and surgeons. A Physician Assistants is a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program who is nationally certified and state- licensed to practice medicine with the supervision of a physician. Core tasks of a Physician Assistant are they take medical histories and examine patients. They Interpret lab test and make diagnoses, Treat minor injuries with stitches, splints, casts, and prescribes certain medications, The

American Medical Association (AMA) represents the nation of doctor’s. It was founded in 1847 by a group of physicianswho worried about the society's education for health, believing that this education was not an adequate level for the quality of a nation. AMA ensures that schools dedicated to medicine are teaching to an adequate level as well as increasing educational standards.It is considered one of the longest associations of medical specialists and medical students in the United States.

As such, in order for our patients and caregivers to fully understand the materials being presented, the American Medical Association (AMA), developed the following guidelines so that medical staff and health care professionals like us can improve further our teaching methods: