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Decisions related to bioethical situations are influenced by a person's culture. - Answer-
True
Medical specialization means fewer people are involved in personal health care. -
Answer- False
Honesty and integrity are two traits required of the ambulatory health-care professional.
- Answer- True
Ethics are sometimes defined as morals, values, and codes of behavior. - Answer- True
Discussion of law, ethics, or bioethics will include discussion of the others. - Answer-
True
Medical law addresses licensure of health-care professionals; it does not address client
safety. - Answer- False
Ethics is a set of moral standards. - Answer- True
Laws are societal, human-made rules that are advisable or obligatory to observe. -
Answer- True
Ethics is easier to define than law. - Answer- False
The personal code of ethics of a physician may vary from that of the medical assistant
or patient. - Answer- True
Laws are: - Answer- obligatory societal rules.
Since federal law permits abortions, a physician is required to perform abortions or risk
being penalized by the state. - Answer- False
Ethical issues include: - Answer- right to refuse immunization.
Bioethical issues: - Answer- relate to biomedical technology and its practices.
,Factors that influence law, ethics, and bioethics include: - Answer- all of the above.
Ethics is/are: - Answer- different in every culture.
The economics of health care: - Answer- is, in part, driven by medical technology.
Ethical and bioethical standards can be ____, ____, ____, and ____. - Answer-
personal, organizational, institutional, worldwide
The three Codes of Ethics that apply to worldwide issues are ____, ____, and ____. -
Answer- Geneva Convention Code, Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki
Who dictates the ethics for an individual health-care employee? - Answer- The health-
care workers themselves
"Bond" is a document banked for an employee to provide a bonus for work well done. -
Answer- False
Providers are responsible for both general liability and professional liability. - Answer-
True
Corporations are easy and inexpensive to establish. - Answer- False
Physician-hospital organizations combine hospitals and insurance companies to offer a
"one-stop shopping approach." - Answer- False
General liability helps a provider to cover any malpractice suits. - Answer- False
A provider who receives all the profits and takes all the risks is practicing in a: - Answer-
sole proprietorship.
Advantages of a partnership include:
A. increased financial strength.
B. incompatibility of partners.
C. increased managerial skill and shared workload.
D. A and C. - Answer- A and C.
The HMO: - Answer- was introduced to emphasize preventive health care.
Preferred Provider Organizations: - Answer- contract with providers for medical care to
an established number of clients.
All but one of the following is an example of payment for medical services: - Answer-
bonding
, A type of managed care that reimburses providers for their progress toward a fixed goal.
- Answer- P4P
This health plan is one of the largest, not-for-profit HMOs in the country: - Answer-
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
A HMO makes use of the concept of a primary care provider (PCP) as a method of
controlling costs. This PCP is known as a: - Answer- gatekeeper.
There can only be two partners in a partnership. - Answer- False
A patient pays a co-payment once a year to keep the policy current. - Answer- False
The physician/owner of the practice is also responsible for the parking lot and its
mainentance. - Answer- True
Medical assistants may be trained for front office, back office or both. - Answer- True
Continuing education is important for all health care providers. - Answer- True
Once a person receives a medical license, it is valid for life and does not have to be
renewed. - Answer- False
One advantage of a group practice is there is more opportunity for advancement. -
Answer- True
Certification credentials imply that professionals have met certain standards identified
by a particular organization. - Answer- True
The physician assistant (PA) may be licensed, certified, or registered. - Answer- True
Most licensed practical nurses (LPNs)/licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) give bedside
care in hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. - Answer- True
Certification is a self-regulating, credentialing process that is fully voluntary. - Answer-
True
A custodian in a provider's office is considered part of the "team." - Answer- True
Only the clinical staff can obtain certification. - Answer- False
The terms LPN and LVN are interchangeable. - Answer- True
The medical assistant:
A. performs administrative and clinical procedures.
Complete Questions and Correct
Answers with Rationales | Already
Graded A+||Brand New Version!!
Decisions related to bioethical situations are influenced by a person's culture. - Answer-
True
Medical specialization means fewer people are involved in personal health care. -
Answer- False
Honesty and integrity are two traits required of the ambulatory health-care professional.
- Answer- True
Ethics are sometimes defined as morals, values, and codes of behavior. - Answer- True
Discussion of law, ethics, or bioethics will include discussion of the others. - Answer-
True
Medical law addresses licensure of health-care professionals; it does not address client
safety. - Answer- False
Ethics is a set of moral standards. - Answer- True
Laws are societal, human-made rules that are advisable or obligatory to observe. -
Answer- True
Ethics is easier to define than law. - Answer- False
The personal code of ethics of a physician may vary from that of the medical assistant
or patient. - Answer- True
Laws are: - Answer- obligatory societal rules.
Since federal law permits abortions, a physician is required to perform abortions or risk
being penalized by the state. - Answer- False
Ethical issues include: - Answer- right to refuse immunization.
Bioethical issues: - Answer- relate to biomedical technology and its practices.
,Factors that influence law, ethics, and bioethics include: - Answer- all of the above.
Ethics is/are: - Answer- different in every culture.
The economics of health care: - Answer- is, in part, driven by medical technology.
Ethical and bioethical standards can be ____, ____, ____, and ____. - Answer-
personal, organizational, institutional, worldwide
The three Codes of Ethics that apply to worldwide issues are ____, ____, and ____. -
Answer- Geneva Convention Code, Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki
Who dictates the ethics for an individual health-care employee? - Answer- The health-
care workers themselves
"Bond" is a document banked for an employee to provide a bonus for work well done. -
Answer- False
Providers are responsible for both general liability and professional liability. - Answer-
True
Corporations are easy and inexpensive to establish. - Answer- False
Physician-hospital organizations combine hospitals and insurance companies to offer a
"one-stop shopping approach." - Answer- False
General liability helps a provider to cover any malpractice suits. - Answer- False
A provider who receives all the profits and takes all the risks is practicing in a: - Answer-
sole proprietorship.
Advantages of a partnership include:
A. increased financial strength.
B. incompatibility of partners.
C. increased managerial skill and shared workload.
D. A and C. - Answer- A and C.
The HMO: - Answer- was introduced to emphasize preventive health care.
Preferred Provider Organizations: - Answer- contract with providers for medical care to
an established number of clients.
All but one of the following is an example of payment for medical services: - Answer-
bonding
, A type of managed care that reimburses providers for their progress toward a fixed goal.
- Answer- P4P
This health plan is one of the largest, not-for-profit HMOs in the country: - Answer-
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
A HMO makes use of the concept of a primary care provider (PCP) as a method of
controlling costs. This PCP is known as a: - Answer- gatekeeper.
There can only be two partners in a partnership. - Answer- False
A patient pays a co-payment once a year to keep the policy current. - Answer- False
The physician/owner of the practice is also responsible for the parking lot and its
mainentance. - Answer- True
Medical assistants may be trained for front office, back office or both. - Answer- True
Continuing education is important for all health care providers. - Answer- True
Once a person receives a medical license, it is valid for life and does not have to be
renewed. - Answer- False
One advantage of a group practice is there is more opportunity for advancement. -
Answer- True
Certification credentials imply that professionals have met certain standards identified
by a particular organization. - Answer- True
The physician assistant (PA) may be licensed, certified, or registered. - Answer- True
Most licensed practical nurses (LPNs)/licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) give bedside
care in hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. - Answer- True
Certification is a self-regulating, credentialing process that is fully voluntary. - Answer-
True
A custodian in a provider's office is considered part of the "team." - Answer- True
Only the clinical staff can obtain certification. - Answer- False
The terms LPN and LVN are interchangeable. - Answer- True
The medical assistant:
A. performs administrative and clinical procedures.
