Chapter 16, 17, 18 Test
5 elements required for legally binding contracts: - ANS -Offer, Acceptance, Legal subject matter, Consideration,
Competency and capacity.
\An MA telling her boyfriend about a person who was in the clinic would be what type of tort? - ANS -Invasion of privacy
\Assault - ANS -Intentional threat to do harm or acting in a manner that causes another to fear bodily harm.
\Assumption of Risk - ANS -A doctrine under which a plaintiff may not recover for injuries or damage suffered from risks
he or she knows of and has voluntarily assumed.
\autonomy - ANS -the freedom to determine one's own actions and decisions.
\Battery - ANS -Intentional harmful or offensive contact with another that was unconsented. only proof of unconsented
contact is required; proof of harm is not required.
\Can a patient view their health records? - ANS -No. A patient cannot under any circumstances view their health records.
They can however ask for COPIES of their healthcare information and they can ask for corrections to be made to their
healthcare information.
\Constitution of the United States - ANS -The supreme law of the land.
\Difference between assault and battery? - ANS -Assault is just a threat to do harm, whereas a battery is actually doing
harm.
\Example of a crime - ANS -A MA calling in a prescription for a patient without the provider's permission.
\Examples of reportable cases - ANS -Births and deaths, specific diseases, STI's, specific injuries related to violence and
abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
\Good Samaritan Law - ANS -A state law that provides legal protection for those assisting an injured person during an
emergency.
\health care proxy - ANS -a person chosen to make medical decisions for a patient if the patient becomes unable to do so.
\HHS - ANS -U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They are responsible for developing the specific
requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
\HIPAA - ANS -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It was initially created to simplify the electronic
exchange of information, but now it's main goal is to provide security to those protected under HIPAA guidelines.
5 elements required for legally binding contracts: - ANS -Offer, Acceptance, Legal subject matter, Consideration,
Competency and capacity.
\An MA telling her boyfriend about a person who was in the clinic would be what type of tort? - ANS -Invasion of privacy
\Assault - ANS -Intentional threat to do harm or acting in a manner that causes another to fear bodily harm.
\Assumption of Risk - ANS -A doctrine under which a plaintiff may not recover for injuries or damage suffered from risks
he or she knows of and has voluntarily assumed.
\autonomy - ANS -the freedom to determine one's own actions and decisions.
\Battery - ANS -Intentional harmful or offensive contact with another that was unconsented. only proof of unconsented
contact is required; proof of harm is not required.
\Can a patient view their health records? - ANS -No. A patient cannot under any circumstances view their health records.
They can however ask for COPIES of their healthcare information and they can ask for corrections to be made to their
healthcare information.
\Constitution of the United States - ANS -The supreme law of the land.
\Difference between assault and battery? - ANS -Assault is just a threat to do harm, whereas a battery is actually doing
harm.
\Example of a crime - ANS -A MA calling in a prescription for a patient without the provider's permission.
\Examples of reportable cases - ANS -Births and deaths, specific diseases, STI's, specific injuries related to violence and
abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
\Good Samaritan Law - ANS -A state law that provides legal protection for those assisting an injured person during an
emergency.
\health care proxy - ANS -a person chosen to make medical decisions for a patient if the patient becomes unable to do so.
\HHS - ANS -U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They are responsible for developing the specific
requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
\HIPAA - ANS -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It was initially created to simplify the electronic
exchange of information, but now it's main goal is to provide security to those protected under HIPAA guidelines.
