Healthcare Law Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Healthcare Law explores the legal frameworks and regulations that govern the healthcare industry, addressing topics such as patient rights, informed consent, confidentiality, healthcare provider liability, and the ethical responsibilities of healthcare professionals. The course examines the intersection of state and federal laws with healthcare policy, including issues related to medical malpractice, risk management, bioethics, and healthcare reform. Students will gain an understanding of how legal principles impact healthcare delivery, administration, and access, preparing them to navigate and apply relevant laws in various healthcare settings.
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Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions 3rd Edition by Elsevier
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Chapter 1: The Us Legal System
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Q1) This develops from decisions previously made by courts, or precedents, and these are binding on all lower courts.
A) Criminal law
B) Common law
C) Medical law
D) None of the above
Answer: B
Q2) This branch of government interprets statutory law.
A) Legislative
B) Executive
C) Judicial
D) Municipal Answer: C
Q3) This branch of government establishes agencies to enact administrative law.
A) Legislative
B) Executive
C) Judicial
D) Municipal
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Basics of Ethics
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Q1) Principles that individuals choose to live by are called:
A) integrity.
B) values.
C) utilitarianism.
D) tolerance.
Answer: B
Q2) This ethical theory is based on the obligation of the individual to perform his or her responsibility no matter the circumstance.
A) Teleology
B) Deontology
C) Rights-based ethics
D) Justice-based ethics
Answer: A
Q3) Unwavering adherence to an individual's values and principles with dedication to high standards is:
A) integrity.
B) values.
C) utilitarianism.
D) tolerance.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Ethical and Bioethical Issues
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Q1) What is the main goal of ethical medical research?
A) Make advances in the medical field.
B) Make treating patients easier on the patient.
C) Restore or prevent illness, death, and disabilities caused by diseases.
D) Discover cures.
Answer: C
Q2) What are the cons of healthcare reform?
A) The slowness of care in noncritical situations and early diagnosis
B) Too many patients for one physician
C) No preventive care available
D) More control for the patient in healthcare decisions
Answer: A
Q3) This states that when a patient has irreversibly lost function of the entire brain and/or the circulatory and respiratory systems, they are considered to be dead.
A) Uniform Death Act
B) Uniform Determination of Death Act
C) Death Determination Act
D) Determination of Death Act
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Workplace Issues
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Q1) Why is it wise for a physician to never destroy a record?
A) A lawsuit may occur after the record is destroyed.
B) The physician can reviews records periodically to learn from them.
C) A patient may want it years later.
D) A deceased person's family may need it for genetic information.
Q2) Which is true about CLIA?
A) It is a governmental agency.
B) It is a professional organization.
C) It is a group of laws.
D) It is a proposed law.
Q3) OSHA regulates:
A) physician licensing.
B) privacy for patients.
C) safety in the workplace.
D) discrimination in hiring.
Q4) Which is a false statement about errors in a medical record?
A) Draw a single line through the error.
B) Write the corrected entry above it.
C) The word error should be written above the wrong entry.
D) Initial and date the correction.
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Chapter 5: Code and Standards Infractions
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Q1) If a healthcare professional oversteps his or her scope of practice, which can occur?
A) Loss of license
B) License suspension
C) Censure
D) All of the above.
Q2) What organization regulates HIPAA rules?
A) AMA
B) OIG
C) OCR
D) AHIMA
Q3) The Office of the Inspector General investigates:
A) the American Medical Association.
B) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
C) the Department of Labor.
D) the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Chapter 6: The Medical Malpractice Lawsuit and the Trial Process
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Q1) Which is a patient's compensation for injuries that he or she has sustained?
A) Medical
B) Emotional
C) Financial
D) None of the above
Q2) When the defendant shows that the plaintiff's actions or inaction was a contributing factor in the damages, this is considered:
A) ordinary negligence.
B) negligence.
C) comparative negligence.
D) straight negligence.
Q3) What is the term for failure to use or not use the same care as used by a reasonably prudent person?
A) Negligence
B) Malpractice
C) Abuse
D) Battery
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Chapter 7: Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts
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Q1) Placing a person in immediate fear or apprehension of harmful touching without his or her consent is:
A) assault.
B) battery.
C) consent.
D) negligence.
Q2) An example of medical battery is:
A) violating a patient's confidentiality.
B) the patient asks you to remove a catheter and you do so.
C) a surgeon removes the wrong organ during a surgery.
D) a physician is placing a cast on a patient, and the physician slips and falls and injures the patient in the process.
Q3) If a tort is committed:
A) an individual brings the case against the state.
B) an individual brings the case against another individual.
C) the state brings the case against an individual.
D) both B and C are true.
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Chapter 8: Statutory Reporting and Public Duties
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Q1) If a patient presents with chest pains and tells you he or she was physically trapped by the spouse, what type of abuse is this considered?
A) Verbal/emotional
B) Psychological
C) Physical
D) Sexual
Q2) Why must a death certificate be issued?
A) So the attending physician can bill the patient's insurance company
B) So the family can be at rest
C) For banking purposes
D) For statistical reasons for the county
Q3) In what instance is there no requirement for a HIPAA release?
A) When a patient tells the provider they do not care about personal information
B) When a patient's family member calls the hospital after hearing the family member was shot on the street
C) When a patient is admitted into the hospital after being in the emergency department
D) When a court issues a subpoena
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Chapter 9: Professional Liability Insurance
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Q1) This type of policy covers incidents that occurred before the beginning effective date of the policy.
A) Tail coverage
B) Occurrence basis
C) Claims-made
D) Prior acts
Q2) Which is not an advantage of a personal professional liability policy?
A) It is expensive.
B) It provides peace of mind.
C) It helps eliminate conflicts between employers and employees.
D) It may cover acts that the employer's policy does not cover.
Q3) The prime objective of obtaining liability coverage is to:
A) avoid patient malpractice lawsuits.
B) protect assets in the event of a settlement in the claimant's favor.
C) avoid paying malpractice claims.
D) provide protection against high legal costs.
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Chapter 10: Death and Dying Issues
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Q1) Because there were different beliefs in the definition of death, the _____ Act (UDDA) was approved in 1981 to give a consistent definition.
A) Uniform Definition of Death
B) Uniform Definition of the Deceased
C) Uniform Determination of Death
D) Uniform Determination of the Deceased
Q2) Who is responsible for making sure an advance directive is followed?
A) The patient
B) The patient's family
C) The facility providing care
D) The physician
Q3) Euthanasia means:
A) ending a life to get rid of someone.
B) ending life unintentionally.
C) ending life intentionally to relieve pain.
D) premeditated murder.
Q4) If a patient wants to donate organs, they must donate their entire body.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Conflict Management
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Q1) The "captain of the ship" doctrine refers to:
A) the person in charge is responsible.
B) the physician is always in charge.
C) it does not matter who is in charge; everyone is responsible.
D) you are responsible for your own choices.
Q2) Mediation allows participants to discuss conflicts, with expectations of confidentiality, in which type of environment?
A) Sterile
B) Threatening
C) Nonthreatening
D) Busy
Q3) In 2008, TJC identified that the lack of _____ skills was the root cause for disruptive behavior.
A) communication
B) conflict management
C) verbal
D) negotiation
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Chapter 12: Business Aspects of Healthcare
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Q1) All physician assistants bill insurance companies for their services.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Why must a healthcare professional wear an identifying badge at all times in a hospital?
A) Some people may mistake a mid-level practitioner with a physician.
B) Some people may try to fake being a physician.
C) Some people will try to gain entry by pretending to be a medical staff member.
D) Some people want access to medications for their own use.
Q3) A disadvantage to an HMO is:
A) they are too large.
B) some areas may not have a participating physician.
C) they give too many referrals to specialists.
D) you have to pay first, and then get reimbursed.
Q4) A person is under the poverty level. What kind of insurance may he or she have?
A) Medicaid
B) Medicare
C) Blue Cross/Blue Shield
D) TRICARE
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