Exam 5: Legal and Ethical Issues

A crime that is punishable by a fine or imprisonment in a facility other than a federal prison for 1 year or less is known as a(n) ________.

Administration of an unauthorized injection constitutes which intentional tort(s)?

The appropriate way for a physician to terminate the care of a patient is to ____.

A written court order addressed to a specific person, requiring that person's presence in court at a specific time, is a(n) ____.

The two fundamental concepts of the HIPAA Privacy rule are use and ________.

An unlawful act or misconduct is ____.

Preventing a patient from leaving a facility is the intentional tort of false ________.

The proper way to make a correction in a medical record is to ____.

What is the document called in which a patient names someone to make decisions regarding medical care in the event he or she is unable to do so?

A physician is said to have been ____ if a patient shows that the physician failed to comply with the standards of the profession.

Which of the following is the appropriate way for the medical assistant working in a physician's office to leave a message for patients at their place of employment?

A criminal act that is punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more than 1 year is a(n) ________.

Dean is talking on the phone to someone who identified herself as Clarissa Brown's mother. Clarissa is a 16-year-old patient who was recently diagnosed with an STI. The mother wants to know what Clarissa's diagnosis was. Dean is not sure what to do. What would you do if you were Dean?

People who are under the age of majority (generally under the age of 18) are referred to as ________.

When two or more physicians practice together, they may form a(n) ________ based on a legal contract specifying the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of each physician.

Making public statements about a person that are false and malicious is ________ of character.

The appropriate way for a patient to donate organs upon death is to ____.

Under an implied contract, patients have the ________ to follow any instructions given by the physician and to give all relevant information to the physician.

An example of a situation in which the patient automatically gives up the right to confidentiality is when a patient ____.

Another name for terminating care of a patient is _____.