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Medical Office Management - A Flashcards

1
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Right and wrong conduct is known as ________.

A

ethics

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2
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The most common type of medical tort library is ______.

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negligence

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3
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A person being sued is called the _________.

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defendant

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4
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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 _________.

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abandonment

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5
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An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is __________.

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assault

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6
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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 _______.

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reasonable care

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7
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Negligence by a professional person is called ______a.

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malpractice

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8
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An act that violates criminal law is called a _______.

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crime

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9
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The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called a ______.

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breach

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10
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The ability to see things from another person’s point of view is ________.

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empathy

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11
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The time established for filing law suits is ________.

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statute of limitations

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12
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A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a(n) _____.

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subpoena

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13
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A wrong committed against another person or the person’s property is a ______.

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tort

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14
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Holding or detaining a person against his will is _____.

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false imprisonment

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15
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A violation of a person’s right not to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed of made public without giving consent is ________.

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invasion of privacy

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16
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A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is _______.

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feloney

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17
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One who institutes a lawsuit is _______.

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plaintiff

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18
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A legal statement of how an individual’s property is to be distributed after death is _______.

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will

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19
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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 _________.

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privileged communication

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20
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A rule of conduct made by a government body is _____.

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law

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21
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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 _____.

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negligence

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22
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Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is ______.

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consent

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23
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Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is ______.

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defamation

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24
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An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ______.

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contract

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25
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Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as ______.

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incompetence

26
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The final decision of a court in an action or suit is _____.

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judgment

27
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Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is _________.

A

respondeat superior

28
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A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is ________.

A

non compos mentis

29
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A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is called a(n) _________.

A

emancipated minor

30
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An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient’s complaints about medical care or excessive fees is called a _________ committee.

A

medical grievance

31
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Latin for “things done; deeds”; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called _______.

A

res gestae

32
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Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case come to trial is _______.

A

deposition

33
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A statue that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal law is called a _______.

A

civil law

34
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Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called ______.

A

breach of duty

35
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A deliberate physical attach upon a person is called ______.

A

battery

36
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Latin for “he who acts through another acts for himself” is called ________.

A

qui facit per alium facit per se

37
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The branch of study or moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called ______.

A

bioethics

38
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A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional matter by an expert, such as a physician is called ______.

A

expert testimony

39
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A patient’s failure to act prudently and reasonable, or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called ________.

A

contributory negligence

40
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Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results of that treatment is called ________.

A

assumption of risk

41
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Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as _______.

A

medical etiquette

42
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An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable things belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called __________.

A

fraud

43
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To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention of resumption at a later date, or to ask for a continuance is called a _________.

A

suspension

44
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Latin for “things decided” - that is, a matter already decided by judicial authority is called ________.

A

res judicata

45
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That which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new independent cause, produces an event, and without which the injury would not have occurred is called _________.

A

proximate cause

46
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The presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise unable to be explained in terms or ordinary and known experience is called _______.

A

res ipsa loquitur

47
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Failure to achieve an agreed upon result, even when the highest degree of skill has been used, is called ________.

A

breach of contract

48
Q

What license must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or administer controlled substances?

A

narcotic

49
Q

Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in ______.

A

invasion of privacy

50
Q

Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as _______.

A

peer review

51
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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 known as _________ review.

A

admissions

52
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A fradulent signature is called _______.

A

forgery

53
Q

________ are defined as what are right and wrong.

A

Ethics

54
Q

Which one of the following might involve a decision based upon bioethics?

A

The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research

55
Q

A physician must have the patient’s permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?

A

gunshot wound

56
Q

it is ______ to deny treatment to HIV infected patients.

A

unethical

57
Q

________ is a federal regulation that required health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients’ health information.

A

HIPAA

58
Q

In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for _______>

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

59
Q

The statement “A physician shall respect the law” is a part of the _______.

A

AMA Code of Principles

60
Q

Professional negligence is also called _______.

A

medical malpractice

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