Legal Issues for COMLEX Level 1 Exam Questions With Verified And Updated Answers.

Legal Issues for COMLEX Level 1 Exam Questions With Verified And Updated Answers. Cruzan vs. Director - answer-Patients have the right to refuse life-sustaining treatment (including a feeding tube) -Like other life-sustaining treatments, artificial nutrition and hydration could be stopped legally and ethically Patient Self-Determination Act - answerRequires, that at time of admission: 1) Ask patients if they have *Advanced Directives* 2) Inform patients of their rights to accept or refuse medical treatment 3) Incorporate Advanced Directives into patient medical records The Stafford Act - answerThe Stafford *Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act* -Authorizes the President to issue a major disaster or an emergency declaration in response to an event that overwhelms state or local government -If enacted, the local government can have access to *funds and services from FEMA* A physician is unwilling to perform heart surgery on a patient with HIV. What is your next step? - answerRefer the patient to a different cardiothoracic surgeon Low levels of literacy often lead to *adverse health outcomes*. What is one way a physician may communicate to a patient with low literacy levels? - answerUse *visual aids* -E.g. drawings, videos, etc. A fellow physician is smelling of alcohol on the job. What do you do? - answerReport him to state medical board and inform chief of staff, etc. Capitation - answerContract b/t a physician and a HMO in which a *flat fee per patient* is paid each month Bundled payment - answerReimbursement on the basis of expected cost of the course of treatment