Competency Check-Off Guides is an invaluable assessment tool and additional teaching tool for the MA instructor. The text takes a hands-on approach that allows students to build confidence as they master each competency, step-by-step. The competency guides are designed to be used as stand-alone assessment tools or as a supplement to a core MA text.

Key Features

• Step-by-step competency instruction for all three areas:
  • Clinical
  • Administrative
  • General
• Charting Guidelines
• Table of Contents that links each competency with each accrediting body standard
• Data Base providing critical patient information to facilitate better patient understanding
• Covers all CAAHEP and ABHES procedural standards
• Competency steps shown with icon to highlight safety guidelines

Part 1 Performance Criteria

Evaluation Accumulation--CAAHEP
Performance Criteria
Evaluation Accumulation--ABHES
Performance Objectives

Part 2 Cirriculum/Entry-level Competencies

AAMA/CAAHEP--Curriculum/Entry-Level Competencies
AMT/ABHES--Course Content/Entry-Level Competencies

Part 3 Database

Part 4 Administrative Competencies

Practicum 1: Adapting to Change
Practicum 2: Confidentiality
Practicum 3: Professionalism
Practicum 4: Legislative Issues
Practicum 5: Office Policies
Practicum 6: Patient Teaching
Practicum 7: Working Within the Community
Practicum 8: Physician Management
Practicum 9: Appointment Management
Practicum 10: Admissions
Practicum 11: Medical Records
Practicum 12: Terminating Medical Treatment
Practicum 13: Medical Transcription
Practicum 14: Petty Cash
Practicum 15: Bank Transactions
Practicum 16: Accounting Procedures
Practicum 17: Billing and Collection
Practicum 18: Third-Party Management
Practicum 19: Insurance/Coding
Practicum 20: Office Maintenance
Practicum 21: Payroll

Part 5 Clinical Competencies

Practicum 22: Infection Control
Practicum 23: Telephone Screening
Practicum 24: Vital Signs
Practicum 25: Patient History/Communication
Practicum 26: Examination and Treatment Areas
Practicum 27: Assisting with Examinations
Practicum 28: Assisting with Procedures
Practicum 29: Assisting with Oral Medications
Practicum 30: Assisting with Parenteral Medications
Practicum 31: Medication Records
Practicum 32: Risk Management
Practicum 33: Venipuncture/Standard Precaution
Practicum 34: Capillary Puncture
Practicum 35: Microbiology Testing
Practicum 36: Urine Collection/Patient Instructions
Practicum 37: Hematology Testing
Practicum 38: Immunology Testing
Practicum 39: Urinalysis/Quality Control
Practicum 40: Cardiac Testing
Practicum 41: Respiratory Testing
Practicum 42: CPR and First Aid