Part A
In the first scenario Kayla Christianson is a CMA that has received her education from CAAHEP. Kayla has also received hands-on training performing ECGs during her externship. She has worked for three physicians including Dr. Hsu for six years. Recently Kayla completed an ECG ordered by Dr. Hsu for 76 year old patient, Mrs. Warner. Dr. Hsu telephoned Kayla asking her to interpret Mrs. Warner’s ECG, sign his name, and fax the report to her referring internist.
Although Kayla has extensive training performing ECGs it is not within her scope of practice to interpret ECG and sign a medical document on behalf of a physician. However, she is licensed to perform ECG. Without any formal education or license she is unable to interpret an ECG. Performing ECG is much different then interpreting one. Performing an ECG is taking an order from a physician to perform a task. Signing on behalf of a physician would be against AAMA guidelines.
A medical assistant is a skilled professional and a valuable asset to a physician. They are an integral part of the healthcare team assisting in patient care management. They perform several functions including communications between physicians. Dr. Hsu asking Kayla to fax the report to Mrs. Warner’s referring internist would fall under her scope of …show more content…
Norek and Dr. Klein for more than two years. They are gerontologists. They also employ two registered nurses, a medical laboratory technician, and a medical social worker. The daughter of one of the doctor’s patients called the office very upset at the seemingly diminished capacity of her mother and insists on speaking to the doctor. Linda tries to explain to the patient’s daughter that the doctors only take emergency phone calls during patient hours but she would take a detailed message. The patients daughter states that not only should her call be considered an emergency but that she will sue the doctor if the call is in not handled