Chapter 8

Question 1

Laws are classified as:

Answer 1

Public or private

Question 2

Administrative law is a type of:

Answer 2

Public law

Question 3

Arbitration is the submission of a dispute to a:

Answer 3

Third party

Question 4

Medical malpractice

Answer 4

Refers to the professional liability of healthcare providers

Question 5

Mrs.Campbell has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr.Hall.She accomplished this by:

Answer 5

Complaint

Question 6

If a defendant fails to answer a complaint or take other action,the court grants the plaintiff a judgment by:

Answer 6

Default

Question 7

A tort is:

Answer 7

A wrongful act that results in injury to another

Question 8

.identify an element of negligence.

Answer 8

Duty

Question 9

Private law:

Answer 9

Involves rights and duties among private parties

Question 10

.identify a source of law.

Answer 10

Statute

Question 11

Statutes are laws created:

Answer 11

By legislative bodies

Question 12

.Identify a type of advance directive.

Answer 12

Living will

Question 13

A physician-patient relationship:

Answer 13

Is established by contract

Question 14

Identify consent.

Answer 14

It is one’s agreement to receive medical treatment.

Question 15

A lawsuit by a defendant against a plaintiff is a:

Answer 15

Counterclaim

Question 16

A health record is owned by the:

Answer 16

Healthcare organization that created and maintains it

Question 17

A court’s legal authority to make decisions is called:

Answer 17

Jurisdiction

Question 18

Identify the action of a health records custodian to affirm the legitimacy of a health record.

Answer 18

Authentication

Question 19

Identify a characteristic of the legal health record.

Answer 19

It is the record disclosed upon request

Question 20

The health record content is defined by a number of standards including:

Answer 20

Accrediting body standards

Question 21

The principal purpose of the health record is to:

Answer 21

Document patient treatment and allow providers to communicate

Question 22

The National Practitioner Data Bank:

Answer 22

Limits movement of physicians with negative histories

Question 23

AHIMA recommends that the operative index be retained for:

Answer 23

10 years

Question 24

Identify the true statement regarding health information retention.

Answer 24

Retention periods differ among healthcare organizations.

Question 25

Identify the true statement regarding the development of health record destruction policies.

Answer 25

All applicable laws must be considered

Question 26

identify a characteristic of credentialing.

Answer 26

it applies to the granting of specific clinical privileges to medical staff members

Question 27

Medical staff credentialing refers to:

Answer 27

Appointing and granting clinical privileges to physicians

Question 28

Defining what a physician can do is known as:

Answer 28

Clinical privileges

Question 29

-------gives an individual permission to practice or a healthcare organization permission to operate within a certain field of practice.

Answer 29

Licensure

Question 30

Electronic health data should be destroyed by:

Answer 30

Degaussing