Medical Office Management chapter 5 Flashcards
Malpractice lawsuits are part of —– law
Civil
The two fundamental concepts of the HIPAA privacy rule are use and —–
Disclosure
The national practitioner data bank was established in 1986 by the —-
Health care quality improvement act
Administration of an unauthorized injection constitutes which intentional tort
Battery
A crime that is punishable by a fine or imprisonment in a facility other then a federal prison for 1 year or less is know as an —-
Misdemeanor
Accurate and proper —– is essential because patient records are often used as evidence in professional liability cases
Documentation
The term res ipsa loquitur refers to cases in which the _____
Doctors mistake is completely obvious
The physician you work for received notice that a patient has filed a lawsuit for a fall in the office that happened over ten years ago. It is likely that this claim will ______
Be barred because it falls outside the statue of limitations
_____ are formed through the influence of the family! culture, and society! and serve as a basis ethical conduct.
Moral values
Preventing a patient from leaving a facility is the intentional tort of false ______
Imprisonment
When two or more physicians practice together, they may form ______ based on a legal contract specifying the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of each physician.
Partnership
Which of the following created federal laws to protect healthcare workers from health hazards on the job.
OSHA
Which of the following is demonstrated when a patients leg healed incorrectly because of the way the cast had been applied.
Direct cause
A written court order addressed to specific person, requiring that persons presence in court at a specific time, is a
Subpoena
A court order to produce documents is___
Subpoena duces tecum
A civil wrong committed against a person or property that causes physical injury or damage to someone’s property or that deprives someone of his or her personal liberty and freedom is called_____
Tort
Which of the following is an example of disclosure under the HIPAA privacy rule
Releasing protected health information
Publishing in print damaging words, pictures, or signed statements that will injure the reputation of another is ____ , which is form of defamation of character
Libel
A physician is said to have been _____ if a patient shows that the physician failed to comply with the standards of the profession.
Derelict
In the late 1930s Norman baker bought a hotel in Arkansas and opened a cancer hospital. He advertised “ guaranteed “ cures without surgery, although such cures did not exist. This was an example of the intentional tort of_____
Fraud
Another name for terminating care of a patient is ____
Withdrawing from a case
An employee who is considered to. E acting on the physicians behalf while performing professional tasks is ______
Respondeat superior
It was discovered in the recovery room that a physician removed the left lung cancer patient scheduled to have removed. This is an example of
Res ipsa loquitur
The appropriate way for a patient to do ate organs upon death is to ____
Complete a uniform donor card
Risk management includes all expect which of the following ?
Reporting risk to OSHA
Making public statements about a person that are false and malicious is ____ of character
Defamation
An unlawful act or misconduct is ____
Malfeasance
One way to prevent medical malpractice is to be ____ in your skills and job knowledge
Competent
____ refers to a lawful act that is done incorrectly
Misfeasance
In order to avoid financial losses due to lawsuits filed against them, physicians can purchase professional ____ coverage
Liability
When you enter an exam room without knocking, you commit the intentional tort of invasion of _____
Privacy
The practice of controlling risk is called risk____
Management
Ethical issues that arise related to medical advances are know as ____ issues
Bioethical
What is the document called in which a patient names someone to make decisions regarding medical care in the vent he or she is unable to do so.
Durable power of attorney
An example of a situation in which the patient automatically gives up the right to confidentiality is when a patient ____
Sues a physician
Which of the following is a correct way for medical assistant to contact a partner of a patient with a sexually transmitted disease.
Make the contact In Person but ask where you can talk privately
