MHA 703- MODULE 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Certification - ANSWER-The action or process of providing someone or something with
an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement.
Code of Ethics - ANSWER-A guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct
business honestly and with integrity.
Credentialing - ANSWER-The process of establishing the qualifications of licensed
medical professionals and assessing their background and legitimacy.
defensive medicine - ANSWER-the ordering of tests, procedures, and visits and/or
referrals, or avoidance of high-risk patients or procedures, primarily to reduce
malpractice liability
Licensure - ANSWER-the granting or regulation of licenses, as for professionals.
Medical Practice Acts - ANSWER-Laws established in all 50 states that define the
practice of medicine as well as requirements & methods for licensure in a particular
state
Professional - ANSWER-is a member of a profession or any person who earns a living
from a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of
education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular
knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession.
reciprocity - ANSWER-the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit,
especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.
standards of care - ANSWER-the reasonable degree of care a person should provide to
another person, typically in a professional or medical setting.
Actuarial tables - ANSWER-is a table which shows, for each age, what the probability is
that a person of that age will die before their next birthday ("probability of death").
Contract - ANSWER-is a legally binding agreement that defines and governs the rights
and duties between or among its parties.
Insurance - ANSWER-a means of protection from financial loss
Legal Document - ANSWER-a document that states some contractual relationship or
grants some right.
, Reasonable person Standard - ANSWER-a theoretical person in the society who shows
average judgment, skill or care in his or her conduct.
Respondent Superior - ANSWER-The responsibility of an employer or principal for his
agent's or employee's acts performed in the course of employment.
Subpoena ducus tecum - ANSWER-a writ ordering a person to attend a court and bring
relevant documents.
Upcoding - ANSWER-assign an inaccurate billing code to (a medical procedure or
treatment) to increase reimbursement.
Vicarious Liability - ANSWER-Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for
the wrongful actions of another party.
explain the legal responsibility one party may hold for actions that cause harm, even if
they aren't the party that directly caused the harm.
Corley v. State Dept. of Health Hospitals - ANSWER-n this medical malpractice action,
defendants, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Hospitals and
E.A. Conway Medical Center, have appealed the trial court's judgment in favor of
plaintiffs, Sheila Corley (now Littleton), the surviving spouse, and Jerry Walter Corley,
Jr., the surviving son, of the late Walter Corley. The primary issue on appeal is whether
the trial court committed manifest error in finding that the physicians at E.A. Conway
deviated from the applicable standard of care by failing to properly diagnose Mr.
Corley's condition. The trial court's judgment is AFFIRMED. Costs of this appeal, to the
extent allowed by law, are assessed against defendants, the State of Louisiana through
the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and E.A. Conway Medical Center.
Poignon v. Ohio Board of Pharmacy - ANSWER-Daniel Paul Poignon, filed this original
action seeking a writ of mandamus ordering respondent, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.
toprocess his application to be licensed as a pharmacist, and to ther grant his
application or offer him the opportunity for a hearing. In response, the pharmacy board
filed a motionto dismiss. Relator filed a memorandum in opposition to the motion to
dismiss and amotion for summary judgment. The Board concludes that Mr. Poignon's
record reflects a lack of character, fitness and moral qualifications. It therefore
recommends that he not be approved for admission and that he not be permitted to re-
apply.the medical board, acting pursuant to revoked the medical license of a physician
based on his felony conviction in federal court.
Guanzon v. State Medical Board of Ohio - ANSWER-Defendant Pine Manor Nursing
Center (Pine Manor) appeals from a jury verdict awarding $65,000 in damages to
plaintiff Irene Caruso (Caruso), special administratrix of the estate of Phillip Caruso,
deceased, which was increased to $195,000 by the trial court (three times her actual
damages).On appeal, defendant contends: (1) judgment should have been entered in
its favor as a matter of law because plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing on the
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Certification - ANSWER-The action or process of providing someone or something with
an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement.
Code of Ethics - ANSWER-A guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct
business honestly and with integrity.
Credentialing - ANSWER-The process of establishing the qualifications of licensed
medical professionals and assessing their background and legitimacy.
defensive medicine - ANSWER-the ordering of tests, procedures, and visits and/or
referrals, or avoidance of high-risk patients or procedures, primarily to reduce
malpractice liability
Licensure - ANSWER-the granting or regulation of licenses, as for professionals.
Medical Practice Acts - ANSWER-Laws established in all 50 states that define the
practice of medicine as well as requirements & methods for licensure in a particular
state
Professional - ANSWER-is a member of a profession or any person who earns a living
from a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of
education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular
knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession.
reciprocity - ANSWER-the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit,
especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.
standards of care - ANSWER-the reasonable degree of care a person should provide to
another person, typically in a professional or medical setting.
Actuarial tables - ANSWER-is a table which shows, for each age, what the probability is
that a person of that age will die before their next birthday ("probability of death").
Contract - ANSWER-is a legally binding agreement that defines and governs the rights
and duties between or among its parties.
Insurance - ANSWER-a means of protection from financial loss
Legal Document - ANSWER-a document that states some contractual relationship or
grants some right.
, Reasonable person Standard - ANSWER-a theoretical person in the society who shows
average judgment, skill or care in his or her conduct.
Respondent Superior - ANSWER-The responsibility of an employer or principal for his
agent's or employee's acts performed in the course of employment.
Subpoena ducus tecum - ANSWER-a writ ordering a person to attend a court and bring
relevant documents.
Upcoding - ANSWER-assign an inaccurate billing code to (a medical procedure or
treatment) to increase reimbursement.
Vicarious Liability - ANSWER-Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for
the wrongful actions of another party.
explain the legal responsibility one party may hold for actions that cause harm, even if
they aren't the party that directly caused the harm.
Corley v. State Dept. of Health Hospitals - ANSWER-n this medical malpractice action,
defendants, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Hospitals and
E.A. Conway Medical Center, have appealed the trial court's judgment in favor of
plaintiffs, Sheila Corley (now Littleton), the surviving spouse, and Jerry Walter Corley,
Jr., the surviving son, of the late Walter Corley. The primary issue on appeal is whether
the trial court committed manifest error in finding that the physicians at E.A. Conway
deviated from the applicable standard of care by failing to properly diagnose Mr.
Corley's condition. The trial court's judgment is AFFIRMED. Costs of this appeal, to the
extent allowed by law, are assessed against defendants, the State of Louisiana through
the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and E.A. Conway Medical Center.
Poignon v. Ohio Board of Pharmacy - ANSWER-Daniel Paul Poignon, filed this original
action seeking a writ of mandamus ordering respondent, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.
toprocess his application to be licensed as a pharmacist, and to ther grant his
application or offer him the opportunity for a hearing. In response, the pharmacy board
filed a motionto dismiss. Relator filed a memorandum in opposition to the motion to
dismiss and amotion for summary judgment. The Board concludes that Mr. Poignon's
record reflects a lack of character, fitness and moral qualifications. It therefore
recommends that he not be approved for admission and that he not be permitted to re-
apply.the medical board, acting pursuant to revoked the medical license of a physician
based on his felony conviction in federal court.
Guanzon v. State Medical Board of Ohio - ANSWER-Defendant Pine Manor Nursing
Center (Pine Manor) appeals from a jury verdict awarding $65,000 in damages to
plaintiff Irene Caruso (Caruso), special administratrix of the estate of Phillip Caruso,
deceased, which was increased to $195,000 by the trial court (three times her actual
damages).On appeal, defendant contends: (1) judgment should have been entered in
its favor as a matter of law because plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing on the
