Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MARTBC
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Recognize the medical assistant’s (MAs) role in team-based care.
Recall the role of the MA in meeting the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's Quintuple Aim.
Identify the MA’s role in improving quality of care and population health.
Outline:
Section 1: Team-Based Care
Introduction to Team-Based Care and Population Health
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Population Health
Population Health and Public Health
National Health Initiatives
CDC Initiatives
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Aims of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Case Scenario
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Subject Matter Expert: Avery Coleman
Avery Coleman, CMA, is a QA Specialist at Relias. She has 5 years of experience as a certified medical assistant in a primary care office. She has extensive knowledge of in-office procedures and has been involved in mentoring and training other medical assistants. Avery is motivated by a desire to help others and improve their health through direct patient care and healthcare provider education.
Writer: Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN
Monica Caicedo Orellana, MS, RN, OCN, is an SME writer for Relias with over 20 years of acute care experience in nursing. She has served in several leadership roles in the acute care setting, the medical-surgical division, and as a nurse educator. She has mentored nurses in renal and oncology specialties. She has been involved in various institutional committees and quality improvement projects. Monica is passionate about professional nursing standards and fostering an environment of continuous lifelong learning as an instrument to improve patient care.
Writer: Sarah Hunter RN, SCRN, CNRN, CMSRN
Ms. Hunter is a SME writer at Relias. Her area of expertise is neuroscience nursing, medical-surgical nursing, and thoracic surgery. Ms. Hunter has worked at the bedside for 9 years in acute care and intermediate care at a large community hospital in North Carolina. She also served as chair of the hospital's shared governance council for Nursing Quality Improvement. She has a Bachelor of Arts and an Associate Degree in Nursing. Ms. Hunter is a Stroke Certified RN, Certified Neuroscience RN and a Certified Medical-Surgical RN.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Medical Assistants; in the following settings: Ambulatory Care, Clinics: Primary Care, Clinics: Rural Health, Hospitals: Acute, Hospitals: Critical Access (CAHs).
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.