Answer:
The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) defines three broad areas of practice for certified medical assistants:
1. **Administrative Duties:** These include tasks such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes, and managing office correspondence.
2. **Clinical Duties:** These involve assisting healthcare providers with patient examinations, taking vital signs, preparing patients for procedures, administering medications, and performing basic laboratory tests.
3. **Specialized Duties:** Depending on the healthcare setting, medical assistants may have specialized duties, such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), EKG (electrocardiography), and other clinical procedures.
