Chapter 7 Quiz Flashcards
_____ is negligent or unethical conduct on the part of an elected official.
Political malpractice
_____ forbids Medicare-participating hospitals from “dumping” patients out of emergency departments.
EMTALA
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services prohibit the practice of
Racial discrimination
The Amendment to the Constitution that provides that a state cannot act to deny any person equal protection of the law is the _____.
14th
The _____ was signed by President George W. Bush on July 30, 2002, in response to the Enron debacle and high-profile cases of corporate financial mismanagement.
Sarbanes Oxley Act (2002)
A source of public policy can include ____.
All of these answers are correct.
The _____ was designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of patient information.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The _____ is designated the “supervising ethics office” for the House of Representatives.
Committee on Ethics
The _____ focuses on reform of the private health insurance market, providing better coverage for people with preexisting conditions, improving prescription drug coverage in Medicare, and extending the life of the Medicare trust fund by at least 12 years.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
____ was enacted to safeguard individual privacy from the misuses of federal records, to get individuals access to records concerning themselves that are maintained by federal agencies, and to establish a privacy protection safety commission.
Privacy Act of 1974
