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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT HIPAA EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: An example of an implied contract?
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Making a medical appointment
Question 2: A court order to produce documents is ___.
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Subpoena duces tecum Question 3: ___ refers to failure to perform an act that is one's required duty or that is required by law.
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Nonfeasance
Question 4: An unlawful act or misconduct is ___.
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Malfeasance
Question 5: You can help prevent lawsuits by ___.
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Being a good listener Question 6: It was discovered in the recovery room that the surgeon removed the left lung of a lung cancer pt scheduled to have the right lung removed. This is an example of which of the following?
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Res ipsa loquitur
Question 7: In legal terms, unintentional torts constitute ___.
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Negligence Question 8: A professional organization that defines ethical behavior for physicians in the Code
of Medical Ethics: Current Opinions with Annotations
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AMA Question 9: The National Practitioner Data Bank was established in 1986 by the ___.
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Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) Question 10: A process in which the opposing sides choose a person outside the court system, w/ special knowledge in the field, to hear and decide a dispute is a(n) ___.
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Arbitration Question 11: Which of the following is a correct way for a medical assistant to contact a partner of a pt w/ a sexually transmitted disease?
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Make the contact in person but ask where you can talk privately
Question 12: Making a false spoken statement damaging a person's reputation is ___.
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Slander
Question 13: The legal term res ipsa loquitur refers to cases in which the ___.
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Licensed practitioner's mistake is obvious Question 14: A surgical incision is reopened after a pt starts to show signs of internal bleeding.It's discovered that the surgeon did not complete closure of all severed capillaries at the operative site. This is an example of ___.
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Malpractice Question 15: A medical practice model that is authorized by state law to act as a single entity is a ___.
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Professional corporation Question 16: Administration of an unauthorized injection constitutes which intentional tort(s)?
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Battery Question 17: Which of the following is demonstrated when a pt's leg healed incorrectly BC of the way the cast had been applied?
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Direct cause
Question 18: ___ refers to a lawful act that is done incorrectly.
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Misfeasance Question 19: ___ is considered a standard of behavior and a concept of right and wrong, beyond the legal consideration.
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Ethics
Question 20: Risk management includes all of the following?
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Monitoring tasks, Identifying and tracking risk areas, Developing risk improvement plans, Performing risk assessments Question 21: Speaking in such a way as to negatively influence others against an individual is an example of ___.
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Defamation of character Question 22: Which of the following created federal laws to protect healthcare workers from health hazards on the job?
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OSHA Question 23: The appropriate way for a physician to terminate the care of a pt is to ___.
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Send the pt a certified letter Question 24: Ethical issues that arise related to medical advances are known as ___ issues.
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Bioethical Question 25: A licensed practitioner is said to have been ___ if a pt proves that the practitioner failed to comply w/ the standards of the profession.
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Derelict Question 26: What is the document called in which a pt names someone to make decisions regarding medical care in the event he/she is unable to do so?
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Durable power of attorney