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Law And Ethics Flashcards

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Law refers to:

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Recognized rule of conduct enforced by a legal authority

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Informed consent requires that the:

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Information provided is enough for the patient to make an educated decision

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The law requires a physician to report to the appropriate authorities:

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A person suspected of elderly abuse

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Consent for a person’s own medical treatment may be given by:

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17 year old who is in the navy

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A patient’so implied consent usually covers:

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Electrocardiogram (common procedures)

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A tort is:

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A type of civil law that deals with accidental or intentional harm to a person or property resulting from the wrongdoing of another.

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Malfeasance is part of:

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-malpractice
Is performance of an improper act that results in or causes harm. Malpractice is failure to act or an improper act that results in or causes harm. (Misfeasance and nonfeasance also part of malpractice)

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A physician may obtain his or her license by:

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Endorsement
Examination
Reciprocity

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Advance Directives include:

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Medical power of attorney

Gives designated person power to make medical decisions for patient

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Respondeat superior means:

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A physician’s responsibility for the actions of his or her staff

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The Good Samaritan act only covers ?

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Acts outside of the health care profession.

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A physician who accepts payments from another physician for the referral of a patient is guilty of:

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Fee splitting

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Negligence is:

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An omission or commission of an act that a prudent and reasonable person would or would not under similar circumstances.

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The Four D’s used to determine malpractice are:

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Duty:the pt/physician relation was stablished
Derelict: professional neglected a professional obligation to act or acted improperly.
Direct cause:negative outcome due to professional actions or failure to act.
Damage:pt sustained harm from negligent act.

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A minor would not be able to consent for:

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Sterilization

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Rubella or German measles

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Is a communicable disease to be reported to the county health department

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Medical examiner cases involve:

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Death caused by a criminal act or by violence, death without prior medical care, and death from an undetermined cause.

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Res Ipsa loquitur means:

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The thing speaks for itself and it’s used in cases in which malpractice is obvious.

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What is the mandatory credential regulated by the state to practice a profession?

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Licensure

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Medical assistants may be:

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Certified

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Ethics deal with?

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Morals and values.

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Patient bill of rights include the right to:

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Confidentiality

Right to refuse treatment

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The first medical code of ethics was written by:

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Hammurabi in 2500 BCE

“The code of Hammurabi”

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Allocation of resources refers to:

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The distribution of funds, organs for transplants, needed medical procedures or other resources which are ethical issues.

24
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Define slander:

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False or malicious statement against another

25
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Veracity means:

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Truth

26
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Breach of confidentiality refers to:

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Releasing protected information without consent

27
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Battery is :

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Touching a person without consent

28
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Hepatitis B must be:

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Reported to the local or state health departments as it’s a communicable disease.

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What is a subpoena:

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Is a document that mandates a person to appear in court at a given time and date.

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Quid pro quo means:

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Something for something

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A living will is:

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An advance directive stating the patient’s decisions for medical care before an incapacitating event.

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Abandonment is:

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When a physician withdraws from the care of a patient without reasonable notice or provision for another equally or better qualified provider to assume care.

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The patient putting out his or her arm to allow the Dr to cleanse an abrasion is a type of ….. Consent?

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Implied consent

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Expressed consent is:

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Verbal or written and describes what each contractual party will do

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Purpose of Good Samaritan act is to:

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Protect health care workers from liability when rendering emergency care

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Purposefully overcharging on a Medicare claim is consider:

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Fraud and is covered under criminal law

37
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Is the physicians …….. to report all gun shot wounds.

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Public duty

38
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Alcohol abuse is consider reportable ?

Yes or no?

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No,
Child abuse
Death from an unknown cause
Elderly abuse must be reported

39
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Define nonfeasance is:

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The failure to act when duty is indicated resulting in or causing harm.

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Misfeasance is:

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Improper performance of an act resulting in or causing harm

41
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What are the governmental agencies setting standards and regulations that must be followed by medical offices.

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  • The Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA)
  • internal Revenue Services(IRS)
  • Food and drug administration(FDA)
42
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The medical office must comply with regulations and standards of:

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OSHA : the occupational safety and health Administration, it’s a regulatory governmental agency; its mandates must be followed or legal actions may be imposed.

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Voluntary special interest organizations are:

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AFL: American federation of labor
AAMA: American association of medical Assistants.
GOP: the Republican Party
AARP: American association of retired persons.

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JCAHO is:

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The joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations; and it’s a non-governmental voluntary agency

45
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The ADA mandates that:

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Americans with disabilities act mandates that certain workplaces including medical offices must provide accommodations for persons with special needs.

46
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CLIA is:

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Clinical laboratory improvement amendments

47
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A valid contract must have the following requirements:

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  • be entered into by competent parties
  • an offer must be made
  • the offer must be accepted
  • an exchange of value between the parties must occur
  • the intent must be legal
48
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The purpose of law is:

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to regulate conduct
to punish offenders
to remedy wrongs
to benefit society

49
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A contract is implied when

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It is deduced by the parties’ actions

50
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Written consent for medical care must be:

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Voluntary

51
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An example of ethical cases affected by the law are cases involving:

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The right to die ( euthanasia)

52
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Ethical issues are addressed in:

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Professional codes, dating back to 2500 BCE, address moral behavior and ethics.

53
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Medical office procedures involve:

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Insurance codes
Billing codes
Safety codes

54
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In cases of public safety:

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The laws protecting the public safety take precedence. In instances such as contamination and quarantine, the rights of the patients are secondary to the public safety.

55
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A medical assistant could be held liable for the actions of:

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A coworker

If MA knowingly withholds information involving illegal and in some cases I moral actions of a coworker

56
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A patient outcome from quality improvement process may be preventing:

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Illness

57
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Preventing an increase in insurance
Preventing financial loss
Preventing incident reports

Are components of:

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risk management

58
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What is risk management

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Process to routinely asses identify correct and monitor any potential hazards or risks to prevent harm and loss

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