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Product Description Retaining an emphasis on the patient-centered approach, Being A Health Unit Coordinator provides complete and current information on the topics that health unit coordinators must comprehend. Moving from the simple to the complex, it lays a foundation of skills necessary for all medical-clerical workers, and follows with more specific health unit coordinating procedures. Included in this edition is new medication information, the newest information on diagnostic and therapeutic orders, updated information on the impact of managed care on the health care facility, updated information on medical laws and ethics as well as review questions and learning activities. For students enrolled in unit coordinating programs or as a reference for those that are practicing. From the Back Cover Being A Health Unit Coordinator, 5e Kay Cox-Stevens Retaining an emphasis on the patient-centered approach, Kay Cox-Stevens' Being A Health Unit Coordinator continues to provide the information health unit coordinators must comprehend. This up-to-date text is appropriate for students enrolled in unit coordinating programs or as a reference for those that are practicing. It moves from the simple to the complex, laying a foundation of skills necessary for all medical-clerical workers, then follows with more specific health unit coordinating procedures. New medication information, review questions, learning activities, and updated chapter information, make the new Fifth Edition an even more current and complete reference for success. Features The newest information on diagnostic and therapeutic orders. More information on the impact of managed care on the heath care facility. New information on medical records management. An update on medical laws and ethics. An update on new medications. Learning activities with critical thinking questions. Other Titles of Interest Marshall, Being a Medical Clerical Worker, 2/e 0-8359-5147-2 McMiller, Being a Medical Records Clerk, 2/e 0-13-086493-5 Struck, Medical Office Pharmacology 0-8359-5290-8 Dodson, Being a Medical Information Coder, 2/e 0-8359-5333-5 Makely, The Health Care Workers Primer on Professionalism 0-8359-5483-8 About the Author This edition of Being a Health Unit Coordinator is once again prepared by Kay Cox-Stevens, R.N., M.A. She is a Professor of Health Sciences at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California, and owns a consulting business, Achiever's Development Enterprises. She is a former instructor of health unit coordinators. She is a founding member of NAHUC (The National Association of Health Unit Coordinators) and a former regional representative and Director of Education of that organization. She is the series editor for the Medical Clerical Series and for the Clinical Allied Health textbook series for Career Publishing. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. As we begin the new millennium the health care industry will be faced with many challenges and opportunities. Today's sophisticated world of medicine places many demands on health care workers. Advanced technology, government regulations, and the increasingly complex nature of medical care have resulted in a critical need for competent, well-trained, and responsible personnel. The filch edition of Being a Health Unit Coordinator continues to provide the basic, easy-to-understand, current information necessary to perform the duties of a health unit coordinator. It is designed for students enrolled in unit coordinating programs and as a reference for employed unit coordinators. ORGANIZATION The text is organized into nineteen chapters and is logically arranged, moving from the simple to the complex. The first nine chapters provide a core of information considered necessary for all medical-clerical workers. The next eight chapters focus on subject matter more specific to the performance of health unit coordinating procedures. Chapter 18 discusses re
