Medical Terminology: A Student-Centered Approach » (2nd Edition)

Associate Professor, Northern Michigan University (Retired in 2003) Bio: With over 25 years experience in health information management, Marie A. Moisio, MA, RHIA was Associate Professor, Northern Michigan University (Retired in 2003). 15 years teaching experience medical billing; medical coding; health information processing. Moisio work includes Director, Health Information Department(s): 400-bed regional medical center; 450-bed regional psychiatric treatment facility. She was consultant for several long-term care facilities and physicians? offices; health information management; compliance; coding practices; auditing insurance claims and documentation in the patients? records. She has offered several workshops about the legal aspects of health information management and documentation. Moisio has written Medical Terminology for Insurance and Coding and Co-Authored Medical Terminology: A Student Centered Approach; Understanding Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests.

This carefully designed worktext emphasizes word-building with just enough content on the anatomy of each body system to help you understand the related disease as well as diagnostic and surgical terms. Emphasis is placed on analyzing and defining medical terms, as well as techniques for building medical terms from roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

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This book/CD-ROM text emphasizes word building, with just enough information about the anatomy of each body system given to help readers understand diagnostic and surgical terms for each system and related diseases. Exercises are presented throughout the chapters, and include prefix and suffix reviews, definitions, and exercises that require analytical and critical thinking skills. Workbook-style pages allow students to complete exercises in the text. The CD-ROM contains games to reinforce learning, and audio pronunciations for every term listed in the pronunciation review sections of chapters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)