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Chapter Review
Question | Answer |
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collection of data recorded when a patient seeks medical treatment | MEDICAL RECORDS |
For which of the following examples would implied consent not be legally appropriate? | A patient agrees to a test for HIV |
Which of the following examples would implied consent not be legally appropriate? | PERSONAL JUDGEMENT |
Protects patients with histories of substance abuse regarding the release of info about treatment | Confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse |
A physicians obligation to his or her patient, based on trust and confidence | FIDUCIARY DUTY |
to which of the following may PHI be disclosed without consulting a privacy officer for the institution | CORONERS |
Which of the following acts forbids federal agencies from allowing information to be released other than that for what it was collected? | PRIVACY ACT |
Protected health information from which certain patient identifiers have been removed | LIMITED DATA SET |
Contains all patient medical records for one practice. | electronic medical record (EMR) |
A more comprehensive record than the EMR, focusing on the total health of the patient and traveling with the patient. | electronic health record (EHR) |
To remove from health care transactions all information that identifies patients. | DE-IDENTIFY |
Which of the following persons with a sexually transmitted disease would be required by most states to tell a sexual partner of this disease? | A person with HIV |
Who decides who will get compensation as a result of problems caused by vaccines? | US. Court of Federal Claims |
The state of Virginia checks all restaurants to make sure the conditions are sanitary. This is an example of which of the following? | public health statutes |
Which of the following children may be declared exempt from vaccination programs | children with egg allergies |
A physician who investigates suspicious or unexplained deaths. | MEDICAL EXAMINER |
A postmortem examination to determine the cause of death or to obtain physiological evidence, as in the case of a suspicious death. | AUTOPSY |
Which of the following is needed for a claimant to file for unemployment benefits? | Wage records for the past 18 months |
Which of the following is not an area of questioning appropriate for the employer to ask a job applicant | BIRTH DATE |
Which of the following specifically states that any equipment that may pose a health risk is included as a hazard? | GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE |
A concept of employment whereby either the employer or the employee can end the employment at any time, for any reason. | EMPLOYMENT AT WILL |
An employer's legal reason for firing an employee. | JUST CAUSE |
Under which of the following acts do employers contribute to a fund that is paid out to eligible unemployed workers? | FUTA |
Fertilization that takes place outside a woman's body, literally “in glass,” as in a test tube. | in vitro fertilization (IVF) |
A woman who becomes pregnant, usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg, and bears a child for another woman. | SURROGATE MOTHER |
Treatment of a terminally ill patient's symptoms to make dying more comfortable; also called comfort care. | PALLIATIVE CARE |
Treatment directed toward curing a patient's disease. | CURATIVE CARE |
Referring to patients who are expected to die within six months. | TERMINALLY ILL |
What is the number of years an individual actually lives called? | LIFE SPAN |