Test 3 Flashcards
A living will ________.
a. Enables another to make healthcare decisions for an individual
b. Is written when an individual is alive, but applies when the individual dies
c. Always takes precedence over a durable power of attorney for healthcare if both exist
d. Expresses an individual’s healthcare wishes when specific health conditions exist
Expresses an individual’s healthcare wishes when specific health conditions exist
Mr. Smith fell off his roof while cleaning the gutters on his home and is brought into the ER comatose. He does not have the capacity to communicate consent to his treatment, thus________________.
a. The staff cannot treat him
b. His consent is expressed so he can be treated by the ER staff
c. His consent is implied by law, so ER staff can treat him
d. None of the above
His consent is implied by law, so ER staff can treat him
Emancipated minors are defined as those who have____________.
a. Reached age 17
b. Gotten married
c. Disowned their parents
d. Been afforded legal status as an adult
Been afforded legal status as an adult
Informed consent requires informing the patient of all of the following except______.
a. Nature and purpose of proposed treatment
b. Risks and benefits of proposed treatment
c. Alternatives to proposed treatment
d. Hospital charges versus amount covered by insurance
Hospital charges versus amount covered by insurance
In the Cruzan case, the Missouri Supreme Court held that no one can make end-of-life choices on behalf of an incompetent person without_________.
a. Probable cause
b. Preponderance of the evidence
c. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
d. Clear and convincing evidence
Clear and convincing evidence
Laws that require drivers to consent to blood alcohol tests, with penalties for refusal, exist to___________.
a. Harass citizens
b. Promote business for medical facilities
c. Protect the public
d. None of the options are correct
Protect the public
Under the Common Rule, informed consent for human subjects in research studies may be waived if__________.
a. Obtaining consent will take too much time
b. Obtaining consent will be too costly
c. The human subjects agree to a waiver
d. The IRB approves a waiver
The IRB approves a waiver
A do-not-resuscitate order________.
a. Is a type of advance directive
b. Is used only in emergency situations
c. May be revoked at any time
d. All of the options are correct
All of the options are correct
When a competent adult refuses to consent to lifesaving treatment, the two competing sets of interest that come into play are the individual’s privacy interest and _____________
a. The physician’s interest in saving lives
b. The government’s interest in collecting taxes from living individuals
c. The government’s interest in protecting and preserving human life
d. The physician’s interest in persuading a patient to seek and pay for treatment
The government’s interest in protecting and preserving human life
The Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act (UHCDA)__________.
a. Provides no legal immunity to providers
b. Provides an additional option to creating advance directives
c. Negates the effect of advance directives, even if they comply with the UHCDA
d. Does not allow a surrogate to be appointed in the absence of an advance directive
e. Provides no legal immunity to providers
Provides an additional option to creating advance directives
Verbal orders by telephone or in person are discouraged. In cases where verbal orders are necessary, which of the following is the most effective method by which the risk of miscommunication can be lessened?
a. The person receiving the order should read it back to ensure that the order is correct.
b. The order should be signed after the patient is discharged from the facility.
c. The order should be signed by another provider.
d. The person receiving the order should authenticate the order after it is entered into the record.
The person receiving the order should read it back to ensure that the order is correct.
Frances, a nurse at a long-term care facility, has had a very busy day. She has not been able to write some of her entries into the paper-based records until the end of her shift. Frances knows that late entries should _________.
a. Be identified as a late entry
b. Not be permitted
c. Not be documented more than 24 hours after the event
d. Be inserted into the space for the date and time written about
Be identified as a late entry
Abbreviations in the health record_________.
a. Are not permitted by Joint Commission standards
b. Should have only one meaning
c. Enhance patient safety
d. Are critical to an electronic health record system
Should have only one meaning
The integrity of EHR documentation is more susceptible than the paper health record to which of the following functions?
a. Use of abbreviations
b. Illegibility
c. Cut and paste
d. All of the above
Cut and paste
Of the following, who has ultimate legal responsibility for the quality of care rendered in a healthcare organization?
a. Governing body
b. Medical staff
c. Administration
d. Providers
Governing body
Which Act served to make electronic transactions as enforceable as paper transactions?
a. Patient Self-Determination Act
b. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
c. Health Care Quality Improvement Act
d. Best Evidence Rule
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
A countersignature__________.
a. Indicates a disagreement between two individuals who sign an entry
b. Signifies review and evaluation of the first provider’s entry
c. Is required by the Joint Commission for all health record entries
d. None of the above
Signifies review and evaluation of the first provider’s entry
A goal of E-SIGN legislation was to __________.
a. Minimize the use of electronic signatures in healthcare
b. Mandate the use of electronic signatures in all business settings
c. Give electronic signatures increased legal standing
d. None of the above
Give electronic signatures increased legal standing
In general, the Uniform Photographic Copies of Business and Public Records as Evidence Act (UPA) does which of the following?
a. Does not allow health records to be photocopied
b. Allows record reproductions to be admitted as evidence
c. States that health records are public records
d. Allows a jury to review copied records, but not original records
Allows record reproductions to be admitted as evidence
Destruction of health records __________.
a. May be a prudent business practice
b. Is discouraged by AHIMA record retention guidelines
c. Is prohibited by HIPAA
d. Is required by Medicare
May be a prudent business practice
Kimberly has just completed an appointment with her physician. The physician told Kimberly about her medical condition and explained the preferred treatment options to her. It was the physician’s expectation that Kimberly would follow his recommendations. This situation describes what type of relationship?
a. Paternalistic
b. Interopretive
c. Informative
d. Mutual
Paternalistic
The community benefit standard_________.
a. Is required for tax-exempt status
b. Requires hospitals to accommodate all languages spoken by patients in a community
c. Requires hospitals to provide uncompensated care to 50 percent of its elective patients
d. Ensures that healthcare providers do not violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Is required for tax-exempt status
The EMTALA regulations include all but which of the following?
a. Every patient arriving at the emergency department must recieve an appropriate medical screening exam
b. Transfer of non-stabiilized patients must only occur under certain specific conditions
c. If an emergency medical condition exists, the hospital must treat and stabilze the emergency condition or transfer the patient
d. Non-Medicare, indigent patients must be transferred to the nearest Level 1 trauma center.
Non-Medicare, indigent patients must be transferred to the nearest Level 1 trauma center.
The Hill-Burton Act _________.
a. Was passed by Congress in 2000
b. Decreased the obligation to provide uncompensated care
c. Provided hospitals with money for construction of modernization
d. Exempts hospitals from complying with EMTALA
Provided hospitals with money for construction of modernization
With regard to seclusion and restraint, federal laws
a. Prohibit their use
b. Encourage their use
c. Restrict their use
d. None of the above
Restrict their use
What is the role of a billing advocate?
a. Ensure the hospitals are paid the highest amount possible by health insurers
b. Insist that patients pay their health insurance companies
c. Prompt patients to pay their health insurance premiums in a timely manner
d. Negotiate with providers to lower bills for patients unable to pay in full
Negotiate with providers to lower bills for patients unable to pay in full
Cultural competence takes into account_________.
a. Religion
b. Gender identity
c. Ethnicity
d. All of the above
All of the above
Sally uses a patient health information portal.
a. It limits Sally’s access to her physician because it serves as a replacement
b. It lessens her access to her health information because she can no longer access her full medical record
c. It increases price transparency
d. It increases her 24/7 access to her health information
It increases her 24/7 access to her health information
Against medical advice” discharges_________.
a. Are legally prohibited
b. Are associated with poor outcomes and higher readmission and mortality rates
c. Do not require a protocol because the action is initiated by the patient, not the provider
d. May result, if granted, in a battery claim against the healthcare provider
Are associated with poor outcomes and higher readmission and mortality rates
Which of the following is not a HIPAA individual right?
a. Make changes to PHI/Request restrictions regarding PHI use and disclosure for treatment
b. Request accounting of disclosure/Import PHI content into the provider’s health record
c. Access to PHI
d. Request amendments to PHI
Make changes to PHI/Request restrictions regarding PHI use and disclosure for treatment
Consent that is conveyed through spoken or written words is______.
a. Implied
b. Informed
c. Express
d. Unilateral
Express
If a proposed medical intervention is related to a research study _______.
a. Consent is not required
b. Institutional review board approval is required
c. Consent is only required if the risk of death is significant
d. Consent is only required if there is a risk the patient will bet drop out
Institutional review board approval is required
If it is not durable, a power of attorney (POA) is effective_________.
a. Only when the principal has capacity
b. Only when the principal is mentally incompetent
c. Only when the principal is not in control of themselves
d. Only when the principal has capacity and is mentally incompetent
Only when the principal has capacity