Departments and Agencies
Promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities through a range of educational and supportive programs in partnership with states, tribes, and community organizations.
Administration for Children and Families
Provides medical assistants with education, certification, credentialing acknowledgement, opportunities for networking, protection with scope of practice and being an advocate for the patient centered care approach.
AAMA
Performing screening processes is an example of what skill set?
Clinical
Categorized into two categories which are?
Technicians and Therapists
Specialty in medicine that treats medical conditions of the nervous system.
Neurology
Produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within HHS and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Certifies 8 primary designations of personnel which are the following medical technologists, medical laboratory technicians, molecular diagnostics technologists, office laboratory technicians, medical assistants, phlebotomy technicians, dental assistants and medical office administrative specialists.
American Medical Technologists
Administrative
Medical Provider
Specialty in medicine that treats medical conditions of the musculoskeletal system.
Orthopedics
What does ATSDR stand for?
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
NHA stands for?
National Healthcareer Association
Entering a patient payment on an encounter is demonstrating what skill set?
Administrative
A __________ ______________ who cleans teeth and performs x-rays is an example of an Allied Health Professional.
Dental Hygienist
Specialty that provides medical care to patients with cardiac medical conditions.
Telemetry
Part of the Public Health Service, ensures that food is safe, pure, and wholesome; human and animal drugs, biological products, and medical devices are safe and effective; and electronic products that emit radiation are safe.
Food and Drug Administration
How many certification exams does NHA offer?
8
Clinical
An __________ _______________ who trains athletes is an example of an Allied Health Professional
Athletic Trainer
Treatments provided to patients post surgery, stroke, trauma and amputation
Rehabilitation
Part of the Public Health Service, supports biomedical and behavioral research with the United States and abroad, conducts research in its own laboratories and clinics, trains promising young researchers, and promotes collecting and sharing medical knowledge.
National Institutes of Health
What does AAMA stand for?
American Association of Medical Assistants
A nurse in an oncology office asks the Medical Assistant to start an IV infusion of the chemotherapy treatment for a patient. Is this within the Medical Assistants scope of practice?
No
Health care professionals who identify, assess and manage disorders of hearing, balance and other neural systems are known as what type of Allied Professional?
Audiologist
Specialist that treats hypersensitivities in individuals to food, medications and other substances.
Allergist