Web Resources for Medical Assisting and Administration Resources
[Please note: formerly Clinical Medical Assistant - CMA, 2016)
COVID-19—We’re in this together
Many content providers are offering free access to e-content during the COVID-19 pandemic. In general, for-profit publishers are only allowing free access to articles and information related to this disease and its epidemiology. The open access websites are always free and available.
American College of Physicians (overview of care plans for COVID-19)
https://assets.acponline.org/coronavirus/scormcontent/?_ga=2.220236826.3888196.1585001200-1574554606.1585001199#/
DOAJ (free and open access journals)
https://doaj.org/
JAMA and related AMA journals (articles limited to COVID-19) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/coronavirus-alert
Karger Article Package (Sharing research data and findings relevant to the novel coronavirus)
https://www.karger.com/Tap/Home/278492
Liebert (articles limited to COVID-19)
https://home.liebertpub.com/lpages/-coronavirus-science-backed-research/250/
McGraw-Hill Access Medicine (text, infograhics, and video limited to COVID-19)
https://www.accessmedicinenetwork.com/channels/2610
National Institute of Health (open access to medical research and data)
https://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus
New England Journal of Medicine (articles limited to COVID-19)
https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus?query=main_nav_lg
Sage Journals (articles limited to COVID-19)
https://journals.sagepub.com/coronavirus
Science Magazine (articles limited to COVID-19)
https://www.sciencemag.org/tags/coronavirus?et_rid=60654514&et_cid=3228132
Professional Associations
American Association of Medical Assistants
URL: http://www.aama-ntl.org/
The mission of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to provide the medical assistant professional with education, certification, credential acknowledgment, networking opportunities, scope-of-practice protection, and advocacy for quality patient-centered health care. May sign up for Clinical Medical Assistant exam at this website-site has resources and practice tests for CMA (AAMA) certification. [ [8/16]
NHA: National Health Career Association
URL: http://www.nhanow.com/certifications/clinical-medical-assistant
The Certified Clinical Medical Assistant is an unlicensed, multi-skilled healthcare practitioner who is competent in both clinical and administrative procedures. As a CCMA you may perform some or all of the following tasks: Interview patients; Measure and record vital signs; Prepare exam rooms; Clean and sterilize medical equipment; Administer injections, as well as topical or oral medications; Perform venipuncture and point-of-care testing. Maysign for Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CCMA) exam at this website. [4/17]
General
ICD-10
URL: http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/icdonlineversions/en/
The World Health Organization [WHO] has links to all versions of ICD-10 [Classification of Diseases] including the most current version, 2016.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. This includes the analysis of the general health situation of population groups. It is used to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems, proving a picture of the general health situation of countries and populations. All Member States use the ICD which has been translated into 43 languages. [8/16]
Taylor & Francis Online
URL: (subscription link for NEIT on and off campus)
Publishers of Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation (e-journal subscription available via Full Text Finder) and many other publications of myriad topics. [11/16]
Last updated 201704/ JU
