Medical Assisting Research

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077558720966148

Medical assistants (MAs) are a flexible, low-cost and redeployable resource for primary care practices and their roles are swiftly transforming ( Chapman & Blash, 2017 ). As payment and care delivery models change, MAs are increasingly taking …

Medical Assistants - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm

Ophthalmic medical assistants and optometric assistants help ophthalmologists and optometrists provide eye care. They show patients how to insert, …

Positioning Medical Assistants for a Greater Role in the …

https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2015/10000/Positioning_Medical_Assistants_for_a_Greater_Role.21.aspx

First, we describe the medical assisting occupation, including demographic characteristics, practice environment, training and education, certification, and regulation. Second, we …

Medical assistants: the invisible "glue" of primary health …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20698404/

To explore the roles medical assistants (MAs) currently play in primary care settings, the paper aims to focus on the work scope and dynamics of these increasingly …