Question 1
Ownership and control of medical records associated with hospital delivered services rests
with the:
A) Hospital
B) Physician
C) Patient
D) Insurer
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Hospital
Question 2
The rules governing the acceptance and treatment of emergency patients are known as:
A) EMTALA
B) EEOC
C) Stark II
D) COBRA
CORRECT ANSWER
A) EMTALA
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, Question 3
Which of the following is the clear trend regarding a hospital's liability for the actions of its
members of its medical staff?
A) The hospital is maybe held liable for a physician's negligence even though the physician is
an "independent contractor"
B) Hospitals are not liable for such actions because they are simply physical sites where
patients receive treatment fro privately retained physicians
C) Courts are becoming more reluctant to impose liability on Hosptials for the negligence of
physicians who use their facilities
D) The hospital is liable only if the physician is an employee
CORRECT ANSWER
Question 4
In general, courts exhibit what attitude regarding controversies over medical staff
privileges?
A) Human lives are at stake and the courts must intervene to protect physicians' rights to
save those lives
B) If the decision were supported by reasonable evidence, courts will not substitute their
judgment for that of the hospital board
C) Hospitals must not be permitted to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship
D) Courts may not entertain suits regarding medical staff privileges
CORRECT ANSWER
B) If the decision were supported by reasonable evidence, courts will not substitute their
judgment for that of the hospital board
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Ownership and control of medical records associated with hospital delivered services rests
with the:
A) Hospital
B) Physician
C) Patient
D) Insurer
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Hospital
Question 2
The rules governing the acceptance and treatment of emergency patients are known as:
A) EMTALA
B) EEOC
C) Stark II
D) COBRA
CORRECT ANSWER
A) EMTALA
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, Question 3
Which of the following is the clear trend regarding a hospital's liability for the actions of its
members of its medical staff?
A) The hospital is maybe held liable for a physician's negligence even though the physician is
an "independent contractor"
B) Hospitals are not liable for such actions because they are simply physical sites where
patients receive treatment fro privately retained physicians
C) Courts are becoming more reluctant to impose liability on Hosptials for the negligence of
physicians who use their facilities
D) The hospital is liable only if the physician is an employee
CORRECT ANSWER
Question 4
In general, courts exhibit what attitude regarding controversies over medical staff
privileges?
A) Human lives are at stake and the courts must intervene to protect physicians' rights to
save those lives
B) If the decision were supported by reasonable evidence, courts will not substitute their
judgment for that of the hospital board
C) Hospitals must not be permitted to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship
D) Courts may not entertain suits regarding medical staff privileges
CORRECT ANSWER
B) If the decision were supported by reasonable evidence, courts will not substitute their
judgment for that of the hospital board
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