Healthcare Law & Ethics- Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Law based upon judicial decision is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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common law |
Defense doctrine used by HIT vendors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-learned
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intermediary
Health records may be admitted into evidence in which of the following
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cases? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Competency hearings, Criminal
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misconduct, Physician negligence | |
Consent forms that allow the performance of routine services by
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healthcare providers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-general consents
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Organization that occupies the highest hierarchical position - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-United States Department of Health and Human Servies | | | | | | |
Type of defamation of character when a false oral communication is
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made - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Slander
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,Physicians must treat whom? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-treat all patients
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same regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion
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Term that best describes a record that is composed of electronically
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stored information from numerous clinical systems along with paper
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documents - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hybrid health record | | | | |
the Term that denotes a civil wrong doing for which the law will provide
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a remedy in the form of a law suit to recover damages - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Tort
A statement that describes the ethical principle of non-maleficence -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A legal principle that means " first do no harm"
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Informed consent includes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process by
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which the healthcare provider informs or makes the patient
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knowledgeable about the risks and benefits of the proposed treatment | | | | | | | | | |
or procedure. The physician will speak with the patient in detail about
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the treatment, procedure, risks, and alternatives allowing the patient to
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make an intelligent decision regarding the performance or
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nonperformance of treatment or procedure. | | | |
When a dispute is submitted to a disinterested third party and the third
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party settles the case, this is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Arbitration
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, Duty of loyalty is a component of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fiduciary duty
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The process of protecting citizens living in a civilized society that
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establishes order, provides parameters for conduct and defines the
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rights and obligations of the government and its citizens - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Law
Exceptions to the consent requirement include - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-- Authorization by law | | |
- Emergency Situations
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- Waiver or Delegation
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- Known Risks
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- Therapeutic Privilege
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Steps that a healthcare provider must take when responding to a
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subpoena duces tecum for a patient's health records - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-include the date, time and place of the requested | | | | | | | | |
appearance
include the case docket number
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be accompanied by authorization from the patient whose records are
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sought
Questions With Correct Answers
Law based upon judicial decision is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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common law |
Defense doctrine used by HIT vendors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-learned
| | | | | | | | |
intermediary
Health records may be admitted into evidence in which of the following
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cases? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Competency hearings, Criminal
| | | | | |
misconduct, Physician negligence | |
Consent forms that allow the performance of routine services by
| | | | | | | | | |
healthcare providers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-general consents
| | | | |
Organization that occupies the highest hierarchical position - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-United States Department of Health and Human Servies | | | | | | |
Type of defamation of character when a false oral communication is
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made - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Slander
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,Physicians must treat whom? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-treat all patients
| | | | | | | | |
same regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion
| | | | | | | |
Term that best describes a record that is composed of electronically
| | | | | | | | | | |
stored information from numerous clinical systems along with paper
| | | | | | | | |
documents - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hybrid health record | | | | |
the Term that denotes a civil wrong doing for which the law will provide
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a remedy in the form of a law suit to recover damages - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Tort
A statement that describes the ethical principle of non-maleficence -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A legal principle that means " first do no harm"
| | | | | | | | | |
Informed consent includes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process by
| | | | | | | |
which the healthcare provider informs or makes the patient
| | | | | | | | |
knowledgeable about the risks and benefits of the proposed treatment | | | | | | | | | |
or procedure. The physician will speak with the patient in detail about
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the treatment, procedure, risks, and alternatives allowing the patient to
| | | | | | | | | |
make an intelligent decision regarding the performance or
| | | | | | | |
nonperformance of treatment or procedure. | | | |
When a dispute is submitted to a disinterested third party and the third
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
party settles the case, this is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Arbitration
| | | | | | | | |
, Duty of loyalty is a component of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fiduciary duty
| | | | | | | | | |
The process of protecting citizens living in a civilized society that
| | | | | | | | | | |
establishes order, provides parameters for conduct and defines the
| | | | | | | | |
rights and obligations of the government and its citizens - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Law
Exceptions to the consent requirement include - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-- Authorization by law | | |
- Emergency Situations
| |
- Waiver or Delegation
| | |
- Known Risks
| |
- Therapeutic Privilege
| |
Steps that a healthcare provider must take when responding to a
| | | | | | | | | | |
subpoena duces tecum for a patient's health records - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-include the date, time and place of the requested | | | | | | | | |
appearance
include the case docket number
| | | |
be accompanied by authorization from the patient whose records are
| | | | | | | | | |
sought
