MDA 103 - Medical Assisting Seminar

1. MAERB Standard V. Concepts of Effective Communication: V.C.9 Identify the principles of self-boundaries, V.C.10 Identify the role of the medical assistant as a patient navigator.
2. MAERB Standard X. Legal Implications: X.C.3 Identify components of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), X.C.4 Identify the standards outlined in the Patient Care Partnership, X.C.5 Identify licensure and certification as they apply to healthcare providers, X.C.6 Identify criminal and civil law as they apply to the practicing medical assistant, X.C.7 Define: negligence, malpractice, statute of limitations, Good Samaritan Act(s), Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, living will/advanced directives, medical durable power of attorney, patient Self Determination Act (PSDA), risk management.
3. MAERB Standard X. X.C.8 Identify the purpose of medical malpractice insurance, X.C.9 Identify legal and illegal applicant interview questions, X.C.10  Identify Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), X.C.11 Identify the process in compliance reporting: unsafe activities, errors in patient care, conflicts of interest and incident reports, X.C.12  Identify compliance with public health statutes: communicable diseases, abuse, neglect, and exploitation, wounds of violence.
4. MAERB Standard X. X.C.13 Define the following medical legal terms: informed consent, implied consent, expressed consent, patient incompetence, emancipated minor, mature minor, subpoena dues tectum, respondent superior, res ipsa loquitur, locums tenens, defendant-plaintiff, deposition and arbitration-mediation.
5. MAERB Standard X.P. X.P.1 Locate a state’s legal scope of practice for medical assistants, X.P.2 Apply HIPAA rules in regard to privacy and the release of information, X.P.4 Complete compliance reporting based on public health statutes, X.P.5 Report an illegal activity following the protocol established by the healthcare setting.
6. MAERB Standard XI. Ethical and Professional Considerations: XI.C.1 Define ethics and morals, XI.C.2 Identify personal and professional ethics, XI.C.3 Identify potential effects of personal morals on professional performance, XI.C.4 Identify professional behaviors of a medical assistant, XI.P.1 Demonstrate professional response(s) to ethical issues.

1. Medical law and ethics
2. Personal characteristics for professionalism
3. National certification
4. Resume writing
5. Job search
6. Employment opportunities
7. Ethical and legal responsibilities
8. Professional liability
9. Consent
10. Compliance reporting
11. Office and interpersonal relationships
12. Practice marketing
13. Supervision and human resources

• Information Literacy
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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