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The medical assistant ch 3 legal issues
ch 4 ethical issues
List at least 6 ethical issues in health care - answer✔✔1. abortion;
2.human cloning;
3. diagnosis related groups (DRGs): limits , capitated payments
4. contraception
5. cryonics
6. assisted suicide
7. artificial insemination
8. eugenics
9. euthanasia
10. gene therapy
11. genetically modified food
12. human cloning
13. human enhancement
14. life extension
15. organ transplantation
16. psychosurgery
17. life support
18. sex reassignment therapy
19. suicide
20. surrogacy
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21. vaccination
22. xenotransplantation
accreditation - answer✔✔the granting of approval to an institution of learning by an official
review board after the school has met specific requirements.
altruism - answer✔✔unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
innate - answer✔✔inborn; inherent; characteristics that are inherent or natural, while others must
be learned.
empathic - answer✔✔putting yourself in another person's shoes
advocate - answer✔✔one who pleads for or defends a cause or a person; someone who speaks
for another person
confidential - answer✔✔revealed in confidence; secret information; being prudent and conscious
- especially in regards to speech.
generalist - answer✔✔Medical assistants work as a generalist when they perform both clinical
and administrative duties in addition to general responsibilities.
provider - answer✔✔an individual licensed to examine, diagnose and prescribe treatment to
patients seeking assistance; the person that oversees the patient's healthcare. Often a physician,
physician's assistant or nurse practitioner.
partnership - answer✔✔the persons joined as partners in business.
2. a. A business entity in which two or more co-owners contribute resources, share in profits and
losses, and are individually liable for the entity's actions.b. The persons participating in such a
business entity.
certified - answer✔✔a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine: The police certified
that a suspect had been arrested.
b. To guarantee as meeting a standard:
skills necessary regardless of whether working in a clinical or administrative capacity -
answer✔✔general skills
when an individual provider makes all the decisions for the practice - answer✔✔solo practice
a team-based model of care led by a personal provider who provides continuous and coordinated
care throughout a patient's lifetime to maximize health outcomes - answer✔✔Patient-Centered
Medical Home (PCMH)
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two or more providers who have a legal agreement to share in the total business operation of the
practice - answer✔✔Partnership
one who assists the patient, or acts on his or her behalf - answer✔✔advocate
an assortment of skills, tools, and practices by which to manage time during daily activities and
when accomplishing specific projects - answer✔✔time management
skills that vary by state laws and are an extension of the provider's responsibilities of assessment,
examination, diagnosis, and treatment - answer✔✔clinical skills
ambulatory care centers that take care of patients with acute illness or injury and those with
minor emergencies; used quite often when patients cannot see their own provider -
answer✔✔urgent care center
to become a successful medical assistant, you mnust acquire a specific ____ (theory) and ____
(procedures) while also demonstrating specific___ - answer✔✔a. knowledge base
b. skills
c. behaviors
what are the three broad areas of medical assisting - answer✔✔clinical medical assistants,
administrative medical assistants, and specialized medical assistants
what role should the medical assistant take on concerning communications when working with
patients? - answer✔✔Professional;
Medical Assisting handbook states, "hereditary, cultural environmental influences on behavior is
beneficial when working with culturally diverse patients.
The chapter listed 10 administrative skills performed by medical assistants; name 6 -
answer✔✔1. record keeping
2. medical record preparation
3. demographic data review
4. providing resource information
5. office supply inventory
6. equipment maintenance
7. accounts receivable/payable, payment receipts; manage petty cash,
The medical assistant ch 3 legal issues
ch 4 ethical issues
List at least 6 ethical issues in health care - answer✔✔1. abortion;
2.human cloning;
3. diagnosis related groups (DRGs): limits , capitated payments
4. contraception
5. cryonics
6. assisted suicide
7. artificial insemination
8. eugenics
9. euthanasia
10. gene therapy
11. genetically modified food
12. human cloning
13. human enhancement
14. life extension
15. organ transplantation
16. psychosurgery
17. life support
18. sex reassignment therapy
19. suicide
20. surrogacy
, EXAM STUDY MATERIALS 8/7/2024 11:29 AM
21. vaccination
22. xenotransplantation
accreditation - answer✔✔the granting of approval to an institution of learning by an official
review board after the school has met specific requirements.
altruism - answer✔✔unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
innate - answer✔✔inborn; inherent; characteristics that are inherent or natural, while others must
be learned.
empathic - answer✔✔putting yourself in another person's shoes
advocate - answer✔✔one who pleads for or defends a cause or a person; someone who speaks
for another person
confidential - answer✔✔revealed in confidence; secret information; being prudent and conscious
- especially in regards to speech.
generalist - answer✔✔Medical assistants work as a generalist when they perform both clinical
and administrative duties in addition to general responsibilities.
provider - answer✔✔an individual licensed to examine, diagnose and prescribe treatment to
patients seeking assistance; the person that oversees the patient's healthcare. Often a physician,
physician's assistant or nurse practitioner.
partnership - answer✔✔the persons joined as partners in business.
2. a. A business entity in which two or more co-owners contribute resources, share in profits and
losses, and are individually liable for the entity's actions.b. The persons participating in such a
business entity.
certified - answer✔✔a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine: The police certified
that a suspect had been arrested.
b. To guarantee as meeting a standard:
skills necessary regardless of whether working in a clinical or administrative capacity -
answer✔✔general skills
when an individual provider makes all the decisions for the practice - answer✔✔solo practice
a team-based model of care led by a personal provider who provides continuous and coordinated
care throughout a patient's lifetime to maximize health outcomes - answer✔✔Patient-Centered
Medical Home (PCMH)
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two or more providers who have a legal agreement to share in the total business operation of the
practice - answer✔✔Partnership
one who assists the patient, or acts on his or her behalf - answer✔✔advocate
an assortment of skills, tools, and practices by which to manage time during daily activities and
when accomplishing specific projects - answer✔✔time management
skills that vary by state laws and are an extension of the provider's responsibilities of assessment,
examination, diagnosis, and treatment - answer✔✔clinical skills
ambulatory care centers that take care of patients with acute illness or injury and those with
minor emergencies; used quite often when patients cannot see their own provider -
answer✔✔urgent care center
to become a successful medical assistant, you mnust acquire a specific ____ (theory) and ____
(procedures) while also demonstrating specific___ - answer✔✔a. knowledge base
b. skills
c. behaviors
what are the three broad areas of medical assisting - answer✔✔clinical medical assistants,
administrative medical assistants, and specialized medical assistants
what role should the medical assistant take on concerning communications when working with
patients? - answer✔✔Professional;
Medical Assisting handbook states, "hereditary, cultural environmental influences on behavior is
beneficial when working with culturally diverse patients.
The chapter listed 10 administrative skills performed by medical assistants; name 6 -
answer✔✔1. record keeping
2. medical record preparation
3. demographic data review
4. providing resource information
5. office supply inventory
6. equipment maintenance
7. accounts receivable/payable, payment receipts; manage petty cash,
