Chapter 8 Law and Ethics
The age of majority in most jurisdiction is
18 years
A partnership is
A consultaion which physicians and patients via the telephone or the internet
The transplant of animal tissue into a human is known as
A heterograft
In which case can a minor medical records be released
A parent with legal custody has signed the release forms
Liable means
Accountable under law
Good Samaritain laws
All of these Encourage physicians to render emergancy first aid Exist in all 50 States Protects physicians against liability for negligence in certain circumstances Deal with the treatment of accident victims
The uniform anatomical gift act includes the provision that
All of these Physicians who accept organs and tissue is good faith, relying on apparently valid documents are protected from lawsuits The time of death must be determined by a physician Any person over 18 years of age may give all or any part of his or her body up after death for research or transplantation
In order to protect the confidentiality and privacy of patients, medical assistants should never
All of these, Discuss confidential matter such as test results and finances over the telephone Leave messages with someone other than the patient about test results or finances Release medical records without the signed consent of the patients or legal guardian
A contract
All of these, In a voluntary agreement Is made for a consideration Involves a specific promise made Involves two or more parties
A physician is reqiured to report all of the following except
Communicable disease
Which of the following items is the most important for medical assistants to keep in mind during their daily work routine in medical officices
Confidentaility
All of the following are stages of grief identified by Kubler-ross except
Death
All of the following are the Ds of negligence except
Debts
Consent is unnessary in
Emergancy situations
Information held confidential within the protected physician=patient relationship is
Informed consent
The power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgement is called
Jurisdiction
Professional negligence is also called
Malpractice
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a
Misdemeanor
All of the following are part of the patients bill of rights except
Refusing discharge from the hosptial
Which of the following means " Let the higher-up answer"
Respondeat superior
Res ipsa loquitur is a latin phrase that refers to
Something that is common knowledege or that speaks for itself
In cases of malpractice involving res ispa loquitur
The physician has the burden of proving his or her innocence
In which of the following situations is it permissble to release information from a patient records
When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
It is permissible to release private and confidential information about a patients
When the patient has signed a release form
When is it also permissible to release information from a patients records
When the patient signs a release