e market, the most successful Medical Assistants begin their careers with Kinn. Known for more than 65 years for its alignment with national curriculum standards, Kinn's The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach, 15^th Edition teaches the real-world administrative and clinical skills essential for a career in the modern medical office - always with a focus on helping you apply what you've learned. This edition features a new unit on advanced clinical skills and expanded content on telemedicine, infection control related to COVID-19, IV therapy, radiology, rehabilitation, insurance, coding, privacy, data security, and much more. With its approachable writing style appropriate for all levels of learners and a full continuum of separately sold adaptive solutions, real-world simulations, EHR documentation experience, and HESI remediation and assessment, quickly master the leading skills to prepare for certification and a successful career in the dynamic and growing Medical Assisting profession!

• Comprehensive coverage of all administrative and clinical procedures complies with accreditation requirements.
• Step-by-step, illustrated procedures include rationales and a focus on professionalism.
• Electronic health record (EHR) coverage provides access to hands-on activities using SimChart^(R) for the Medical Office (sold separately).
• Applied learning approach incorporates threaded case scenarios and critical thinking applications.
• Patient education and legal and ethical features at the end of each chapter reinforce legal and communications implications within Medical Assisting practice.
• Key vocabulary terms and definitions are presented at the beginning of each chapter, highlighted in text discussions, and summarized in a glossary for quick reference.

• NEW! Content aligns to 2022 Medical Assisting educational competencies.
• NEW! Advanced Clinical Skills unit features three new chapters on IV therapy, radiology basics, and radiology positioning to support expanded medical assisting functions.
• NEW! Coverage of telemedicine, enhanced infection control related to COVID-19, and catheterization.
• NEW! Procedures address IV therapy, limited-scope radiography, applying a sling, and coaching for stool collection.
• UPDATED! Coverage of administrative functions includes insurance, coding, privacy, data security, and more.
• UPDATED! Online practice exam for the Certified Medical Assistant matches 2021 test updates.
• EXPANDED! Information on physical medicine and rehabilitation.
• EXPANDED! Content on specimen collection, including wound swab, nasal, and nasopharyngeal specimen collections.