Plunkett’s Procedures for the Canadian Medical Administrative Assistant, 6th edition (PDF)

By Heather D. Ramsay BA MEd, Marie Rutherford Dipl. in Nursing BA
Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett’s Procedures for the Canadian Medical Administrative Assistant, 6th Edition, provides instruction for all the essential office procedures required by today’s health services administrative assistants in Canada ― whether working in a medical office, a complementary care office, or in a hospital setting. Chapters address the diverse skills and knowledge required by a medical office administrative assistant, such as good communication, privacy, customer service, stress management, medical transcription, filing, appointment booking, physical and virtual meetings, billing (ICD- 10-CA), and more. This new expanded edition includes in-depth coverage of topics including privacy and confidentiality, hospital procedures, cross-cultural communication, and more. Three new chapters explore health care’s evolving landscape, therapeutic communication, and pharmacology, while a revised art program visually reinforces key concepts. Accompanied by a robust offering of invaluable learning resources on Evolve, this is the only text you’ll need to prepare for your career in health care administration assistance.

Quintessentially Canadian content and viewpoint meets the needs of the medical office assistant and health services administrative assistant in Canada
Reflects current privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and changes to provincial and territorial Freedom of Information acts
Current coverage includes the latest information on electronic medical records (EMRs) and health care plans across Canada
Real-world examples and exercises enable you to delve deeper into key topic areas.
Variety of working papers and templates allow for extra practice on tasks and scenarios encountered in the medical office environment
Helpful learning tools throughout the text include learning objectives, key terms, assignment boxes, tips, critical thinking boxes, Did You Know? boxes, end-of-chapter assignments, and discussion questions
Companion Evolve website offers review questions, videos, forms and templates, an audio glossary, and more to reinforce your mastery of important concepts
Clear, engaging, and accessible writing style makes content easy to understand
Four-colour design and art program illustrates current concepts and improves readability

UPDATED content reflects contemporary standards, technological tools, and terminology used in day-to-day modern health care practice
EXPANDED coverage of top-of-mind topics includes confidentiality and privacy, cross-cultural communication, infection prevention and control, new electronic information technologies, hospital procedures, billing practices, administrative roles and responsibilities in the evolving health care information environment, and more
NEW chapters on Therapeutic Communication, Health Care in an Evolving Environment, and Pharmacology explore emerging topics in the field
EXPANDED and UPDATED art program provides current examples of forms and technologies encountered in the workplace, as well as new diagrams illustrating concepts introduced in the chapter to support comprehension
NEW Evolve resources include SimChart® for the Medical Office exercises and practicum activities
NEW accompanying workbook is available to reinforce your understanding of textbook content with a variety of learning tools, review questions, case studies, and more. Sold separately

Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2026
Edition ‏ : ‎ 6th
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0443270325
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0443270321