What is the difference between a medical assistant and medical assisting?

Answer 1

A medical assisting? Never heard of that as a profession. A medical assistant usually works in nursing homes and hospitals or physician's offices.

A medial office assistant and medical assistant pretty much share the same duties. Such as administrative duties which includes: answer telephones, greet patients, update and file patient medical records, fill out insurance forms, handle correspondence, schedule appointments, handle billing and book keeping, and sometimes arrange for hospital admission and laboratory services.

The difference between the two is that the medical assistant can be certified or registered, and have Clinical duties which includes: taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination. Medical Assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize medical instruments. They instruct patients about medication and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for X-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings.

**Sorry I tried to make it as short as possible lol**