A new edition of the respected and affordable Merriam Webster handbook detailing medical office management nuts and bolts in a contemporary health care environment. The volume covers ethics, health law, Total Quality Management, managed care, computers, office design, personnel, health information, financial management, and medical transcription and correspondence. The reference also outlines document proofreading, editing, style, terminology, and abbreviations, as well as providing a "catch all" of appendices ranging in topics from career development to a listing of poison control centers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.