COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING: ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL COMPETENCIES, 6th Edition is divided into sections, including general topics, therapeutic communications, coping skills, and professionalism. Administrative sections look behind the scenes, exploring electronic medical records, ICD-10 coding, and practice management. This edition also maps clinical topics to ABHES, CAAHEP, and MAERB competencies, as well as CLIA-waived procedures, and delivers an exhaustive set of skills: taking patient medical histories, recording vital signs, explaining procedures, assisting during exams and surgery, infection control, and more.