Transforming Interprofessional Roles During Virtual Health Care: The Evolving Role of the Medical Assistant, in Relationship to National Health Profession Competency Standards

• Main Authors: Jesse Rokicki-Parashar (Author), Anuradha Phadke (Author), Cati Brown-Johnson (Author), Olivia Jee (Author), Amelia Sattler (Author), Elise Torres (Author), Malathi Srinivasan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Medical assistants (MAs) were once limited to obtaining vital signs and office work. Now, MAs are foundational to team-based care, interacting with patients, systems, and teams in many ways. The transition to Virtual Health during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a further rapid and u...