Quality Assurance And Legal Issues

Question 1

Failure to stop or head the patients wishes cou result in

Answer 1

Assault or battery charges

Question 2

What is HIPAA?

Answer 2

Health insurance portability and accountability act
Federal law passed in 1996
Requires providers written permission before disclosing healthcare information to anyone outside of the provider team

Question 3

What is PHI

Answer 3

Protected health information
Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or stored electronically
It should be safeguarded

Question 4

PHI safeguard information include

Answer 4

Treatments
Test results
Medications
Procedure
Appointment date and times

Question 5

About——-% of communication are non verbal

Answer 5

80

Question 6

The joint commission (TJC)

Answer 6

Founded in 1951
Oldest watchdog group
Independent and non profit
Establish standards and practice of operations in all health care settings

Question 7

Clinical and laboratory standards institute (CLSI)

Answer 7

Global
Develops standards
Program approval
Certification exam questions
Standard of care

Question 8

Special permission is required to administer a test that detect a——

Answer 8

HIV

Question 9

Patients under——or —— can not refuse care

Answer 9

Custody of parents or law enforcement

Question 10

OSHA

Answer 10

Occupational safety and health administration
Agency of the US government that is under the department of labor
Prevent work related injuries, illness and death

Question 11

Complaint inspection

Answer 11

Occurs after an employee files a formal complaint with OSHA
Most common inspection type