Healthcare Quality, Statistics and Research Module 7

In a malpractice action, the issue is whether a physician exercised a standard of care that a reasonably prudent physician would have exercised under those circumstances. Failure to exercise due care is a

Breach of duty

In the scenario in question 11, the physician that performed John's colonoscopy had an obligation to John to act reasonably, or a(n)

Duty to use due care

In the context of research, this term means that the results of the activity may be applied to populations outside the population being studied.

Generalized knowledge

Healthcare organizations require that prior to conducting human subjects' research; all researchers must submit an application to the

IRB or privacy board

Which of the following may be considered an adverse event with negative clinical outcomes, but not necessarily the result of clinical error?

Postoperative wound infection

A privilege applies to discussions and correspondence between persons with a certain type of relationship that has been recognized as needing confidentiality. Privileged information is not admissible at trial unless

The holder waives the privilege

The four basic elements of negligence that must be proven in a malpractice case are: duty to use due care, breach of duty, damages, and causation.

True

The term used to describe when information that is not shielded and can be introduced at a trial to support a patient's malpractice action against a hospital or physician is

factual explanation of the circumstances surrounding the adverse event explanation of the impact of the adverse event on the patient's treatment, including treatment that may otherwise not have been necessary -steps that will be taken to correct or mitigate any injury -an assurance that the physician and/ or other members of the patient care team will remain available to discuss any concerns that the patient or family may have

What are the two issues that are the touchstone of ethical research?

voluntary participation by the subjects as indicated by informed consent an appropriate balance that exists between the potential benefits of the research to the subject or to society and the risks assumed y the subject