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A medical malpractice case has gone to trial. Which of the following types of testimony will prevail? The written documentation in the medical record.
A plastic surgeon routinely photographs patients to document care. Which of the following accurately describes information that should be included on the consent form for this type of photography? The patient understands that authorization must be given to release photos outside the facility
For which of the following examples would implied consent not be legally appropriate? A patient agrees to a test for HIV.
The law that mandated electronic health records and provides the rules for patient access to their records is HIPPA
Which of the following is not a purpose of social media? All of these are purposes of SM
Which of the following statements is true about the Patients' Bill of Rights? No one universal government statute exists.
Which of the following is not a reason that Medicare fraud is difficult to estimate? Health care claims are destroyed after 2 years.
The difference between an electronic medical record (EMR) and an electronic health record (EHR) is the EMR is a record from a single provider, an EHR is a more comprehensive record from all providers of care.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, insurance companies must do all of the following except cover children up to age 30 on their parents' health insurance policy.
Which HIPAA standard requires that all providers secure a unique provider identity number Standard 4
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Which of the following was this legislation created to protect? Vaccine manufacturers
Which of the following is an example of a state law that requires behavioral changes on the part of the public? Promoting the use of child safety seats.
Examples of public data collected by law from physicians include births, deaths, rapes, and assaults.
The public official who investigates and holds inquests concerning those who die from unknown or violent causes is the Coroner.
A division of medicine that incorporates law and medicine and involves medical issues or medical proof at trials having to do with malpractice, crimes, or accidents is called Forensic medicine.
Which of the following cases, decided at the Supreme Court level, legalized abortion Roe Vs Wade
A physician has a private practice employing a physician assistant, a nurse, and a medical assistant. The physician also has hospital privileges at a nearby facility. Who owns the medical records generated by him and the staff at the practice? The Physician
A plastic surgeon routinely photographs patients to document care. Which of the following accurately describes information that should be included on the consent form for this type of photography? The patient understands that authorization must be given to release photos outside the facility.
Which of the following is an example of a patient who usually cannot give informed consent? An adult who is mentally incompetent.
A medical malpractice case has gone to trial. Which of the following types of testimony will prevail? The written documentation in the medical record.
An addendum to an electronic health record (EHR) is a significant change or addition to the EHR.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was part of what other law? American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Which federal law made substantive changes to HIPAA? HITECH Act
The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) is made up of representative from which agencies? DOJ, Medicare Fraud Strike Force, FBI, and Office of the Inspector General
Which HIPAA standard requires that all providers secure a unique provider identity number? Standard 4
While privacy is not directly expressed in the amendments to the Constitution, which of the following is one of the amendments that the U.S. Supreme Court has used to cover privacy issues? Third
A permission is defined as a reason under HIPAA for disclosing patient information.
In which of the following cases would it be legal for a physician to sign a death certificate? If the physician attended to the deceased before the death.
If a patient dies of natural causes while under his or her physician's care, who is responsible for completion of the medical portion of the death certificate? Attending physician
A death has occurred under normal circumstances and the body released to the funeral home. Who is responsible for filing the death certificate with the state The mortician
A physician prescribes Oxycodone for a patient who is experiencing severe back pain. Oxcodone is an example of what schedule of drug? Schedule II
Which of the following individuals would probably have more stringent reporting requirements if they have a communicable disease? A waitress
Which agency tests and approves prescription drugs before releasing them for public use? Food and Drug Administration
Who decides who gets compensation as a result of problems caused by vaccines? U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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