Medical Office Management.

Question 1

Right and wrong conduct is known as?
A. empathy
B. criminal law
C. ethics
D. licensure

Answer 1

C. Ethics.

Question 2

The most common type of medical tort liability is?
A. negligence
B. breach of contract
C. breach of confidence
D. fraud and deceit

Answer 2

A. Negligence.

Question 3

The withdraw of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable discharge from the case by the patient is?
A. plaintiff
B. tort
C. defendant
D. criminal law

Answer 3

C. Defendant

Question 4

The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is __________ ?
A. contract
B. reasonable care
C. negligence
D. abandonment

Answer 4

D. abandonment

Question 5

An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is __________?
A. litigation
B. assault
C. crime
D. libel

Answer 5

B. assault

Question 6

The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers. This is called______________?
A. respondent superior
B. reasonable care
C. duty of care
D. statute

Answer 6

B. Reasonable Care.

Question 7

Negligence by a professional person is called?
A. invasion of privacy
B. slander
C. malpractice
D. tort

Answer 7

C. Malpractice.

Question 8

An act that violates criminal law is called?
A. defamation
B. crime
C. libel
D. slander

Answer 8

B. crime.

Question 9

The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called?
A. statute
B. breach
C. consent
D. incompetent

Answer 9

B. Breach

Question 10

The ability to see things from another persons point of view is?
A. consent
B. respondeat superior
C. empathy
D. ethics

Answer 10

C. Empathy

Question 11

The time established for filing law suits is?
A. civil law
B. statute of limitations
C. contract
D. no answers are correct

Answer 11

B. Statute of limitations

Question 12

A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony?
A. habeas corpus
B. tort of appearance
C. subpoena
D. tort et a travers

Answer 12

C. subpoena.

Question 13

A wrong committed against another person or persons property is a ___________?
A. defamation
B. libel
C. tort
D. plaintiff

Answer 13

C. Tort.

Question 14

Holding or detaining a person against his will is?
A. false imprisonment
B. crime
C. incompetent
D. duty of care

Answer 14

A. False imprisonment.

Question 15

A violation of a persons right to not have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed of made public without giving consent is __________________?
A. false imprisonment
B. malpractice
C. invasion of privacy
D. statute

Answer 15

C. Invasion of privacy.

Question 16

A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is ____________________?
A. licensure
B. civil law
C. tort
D. felony

Answer 16

D. felony

Question 17

One who institutes a lawsuit is ___________
A. defendant
B. plaintiff
C. litigation
D. respndeat superior

Answer 17

B. plaintiff

Question 18

A legal statement of how an individual’s property is to be distributed after death is ___________
A. contract
B. tort
C. will
D. judgement

Answer 18

C. will

Question 19

information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is___________
A. duty of care
B. respondant superior
C. judgement
D. privileged communication

Answer 19

D. privileged communication

Question 20

A rule of conduct made by government body is ____________
A. tort
B. law
C. will
D. contract

Answer 20

B. law

Question 21

failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person’s property is _________
A. malpractice
B. negligence
C. slander
D. defamation

Answer 21

B. negligence

Question 22

permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is ________
A. consent
B. litigation
C. breach
D. duty of care

Answer 22

A. consent

Question 23

injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is _________
A. empathy
B. negligence
C. defamation
D. ethics

Answer 23

C. defamation

Question 24

An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ______________
A. contract
B. litigation
C. statute
D. felony

Answer 24

A. contract

Question 25

Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as __________
A. breach of duty
B. abandonment
C. competence
D. incompetence

Answer 25

D. incompetence

Question 26

the final decision of a court in an action or suit is __________
A. consent
B. contract
C. judgement
D. licensure

Answer 26

C. judgement

Question 27

responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is _________
A. libel
B. malpractice
C. respondent superior
D. civil law

Answer 27

C. respondent superior

Question 28

A Latin term signifying that a person is not sound of mind is ________
A. res gestae
B. non compos mentis
C. res judicata
D. tecum

Answer 28

B. non compos mentis

Question 29

a person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is called a ___________
A. emancipated minor
B. plaintiff
C. defendant
D. tort

Answer 29

A. emancipated minor

Question 30

An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient’s complaints about medical care or excessive fees is called a _________ committee.
A. medical ethics
B. medical grievance
C. civil law
D. no correct answer

Answer 30

B. medical grievance

Question 31

Latin for “things done; deeds”; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question woul dbe called _____________
A. res gestae
B. locum tenems
C. tecum
D. no answer correct

Answer 31

A. res gestae

Question 32

testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is ____________
A. deposition
B. citation
C. warrant
D. expert testimony

Answer 32

A. deposition

Question 33

A statute that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from civil law is called a __________
A. statute of limitations
B. civil law
C. medical arbitration
D. no correct answer

Answer 33

B. civil law

Question 34

violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called _________
A. negligence
B. breach of duty
C. defamation
D. malpractice

Answer 34

B. breach of duty

Question 35

a deiberate physical attack upon a person is called ______
A. assault
B. battery
C. slander
D. contributary negligence

Answer 35

B. battery

Question 36

Latin for “he who acts through another acts for himself” is called___________
A. res gestae
B. qui facit per alium facit per se
C. locum tenems
D. no correct answer

Answer 36

B. qui facit per alium facit per se

Question 37

the branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called __________
A. bioethics
B. litigation
C. philosophy
D. privileged communication

Answer 37

A. bioethics

Question 38

a statement given concerning some scientific, techihncal, or professional matter by an expert, such as a physician is called _____________
A. litigation
B. expert testimony
C. medical arbitration
D. burden of proof

Answer 38

B. expert testimony

Question 39

a patient’s failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called __________
A. breach of duty
B. assumption of risk
C. contributory negligence
D. no correct answer

Answer 39

C. contributory negligence

Question 40

consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results of that treatment is called ___________
A. contributory negligence
B. fraud
C. assumption of risk
D. proximate cause

Answer 40

C. assumption of risk

Question 41

conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical proffesionals are known as _________
A. ethics
B. moral therapy
C. precocity
D. medical etiquette

Answer 41

D. medical etiquette

Question 42

an intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called ____________
A. fraud
B. negligence
C. assumption of risk
D. contributory negligence

Answer 42

A. fraud

Question 43

to interrupt or discontinue a suit temorarily with the intention or resumption at a later date, or to ask for a continuance is called a __________
A. suspension
B. judgement
C. civil law
D. deposition

Answer 43

A. suspension

Question 44

Latin for “things decided” —that is, a matter already decided by judicial authority is called _____________
A. res judicata
B. respondeat superior
C. locum tenems
D. no correct answer

Answer 44

A. res judicata

Question 45

that which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new independent cause, produces an event, and without which the injury would not have occured is called ___________
A. negligence
B. proximate cause
C. assumption of risk
D. assault

Answer 45

B. proximate cause

Question 46

the presumption of inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called ___________
A. res judicata
B. res ispa loquitur
C. locum tenems
D. res gestae

Answer 46

B. res ispa loquitur

Question 47

failure to achieve an agreed upon result, even when the highest degree of skill has been used, is called ___________
A. breach of contract
B. negligence
C. proximate cause
D. ethics

Answer 47

A. breach of contract

Question 48

what license must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or administer controlled substances?
A. lawyers
B. narcotics
C. business
D. occupational

Answer 48

B. narcotics

Question 49

unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in _____________
A. civil law liabilty
B. medical liability
C. invasion of privacy
D. defamation of character

Answer 49

C. invasion of privacy

Question 50

medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as _________
A. professional review
B. hospital review
C. peer review
D. promethium review

Answer 50

C. peer review

Question 51

Under the peer review improvement act of 1982, peer review organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process knows as __________ review.
A. procedure
B. admissions
C. cost
D. quality

Answer 51

B. admissions

Question 52

A fraudulent signature is called __________
A. endorsement
B. forgery
C. fraud
D. forbearance

Answer 52

B forgery

Question 53

__________ are defined as what are right and wrong.
A. rules
B. ethics
C. laws
D. guidelines

Answer 53

B. ethics

Question 54

which one of the following might involve a decision based upon bioethics?
A. reporting physical, emotional or mental abuse
B. treating a 16 year old girl who is pregnant without parental consent
C. the use of fetal tissue transplantation for research
D. reporting to the authorities a suicidal patient

Answer 54

C. the use of fetal tissue transplantation for research

Question 55

a physician must have the patient’s permission in writing to reveal any confidental information except for which one of the following?
A. gunshot wound
B. anorexia
C. drug addiction
D. pregnancy

Answer 55

A. gunshot wound

Question 56

it is ________ to deny treatment to HIV infected patients.
A. illegal
B. moral
C. unethical
D. ethical

Answer 56

C. unethical

Question 57

_________ is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients health information.
A. OSHA
B. CLIA
C. CMS
D. HIPPA

Answer 57

D. HIPPA

Question 58

in the health care field the acronym HIPPA stands for ________
A. Health Information Adjustment Association
B. History Inquiry of Professional Assertive Assistance
C. Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
Health Inquiry for Permission of Accountability Association

Answer 58

C. Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act

Question 59

the statement “ A physician shall respect the law” is part of the __________
A. AAMA code of ethics
B. AMA code of principles
C. preamble to the constitiution og the United States
D. AMA Code of Ethics

Answer 59

D. AMA Code of Ethics

Question 60

professional negligence is also called __________
A. assumption of risk
B. dereliction of duty
C. res ispa loquitur
D. medical malpractice

Answer 60

D. medical malpractice