Medical Office Management. Flashcards by Alicia Ibarra

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

C. Ethics.

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

A. Negligence.

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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

C. Defendant

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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

D. abandonment

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

B. assault

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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

B. Reasonable Care.

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

C. Malpractice.

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

B. crime.

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

B. Breach

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

C. Empathy

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

B. Statute of limitations

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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

C. subpoena.

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

C. Tort.

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

A. False imprisonment.

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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

C. Invasion of privacy.

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

D. felony

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

B. plaintiff

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

C. will

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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

D. privileged communication

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

B. law

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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

B. negligence

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

A. consent

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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

C. defamation

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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

A. contract

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

D. incompetence

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

C. judgement

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

C. respondent superior

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

B. non compos mentis

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

A. emancipated minor

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

B. medical grievance

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

A. res gestae

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

A. deposition

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

B. civil law

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

B. breach of duty

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

B. battery

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

B. qui facit per alium facit per se

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

A. bioethics

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

B. expert testimony

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

C. contributory negligence

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

C. assumption of risk

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

D. medical etiquette

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

A. fraud

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

A. suspension

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

A. res judicata

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

B. proximate cause

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

B. res ispa loquitur

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

A. breach of contract

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

B. narcotics

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

C. invasion of privacy

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

C. peer review

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

B. admissions

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

B forgery

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

B. ethics

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

C. the use of fetal tissue transplantation for research

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

A. gunshot wound

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

C. unethical

_________ 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

D. HIPPA

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

C. Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act

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

D. AMA Code of Ethics

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

D. medical malpractice