Medical Ethics and Professionalism
This is the rule of conduct that is enforced by the government.
Law
True/False: Medical Assistance can diagnose a patient with a condition/disease/illness.
False
This ethical principle requires healthcare professionals to keep patient information private.
Confidentiality
This is the definition of "quid pro quo."
"something for something"
"a favor for a favor"
This is an example of a reportable disease.
Acceptable answers:
Any communicable disease.
"Do no harm" refers to the ethical principle of _____________________________.
Nonmaleficence
This is the year that HIPAA was first enacted.
1996
What is a characteristic is protected from employment discrimination?
Acceptable answers:
Any demographic that can be discriminated against.
This is a vital statistic reported for the health and safety of restaurant goers and grocery shoppers.
Food poisoning outbreaks.
Remaining faithful to your professional responsibilities is called _____________________________.
Role Fidelity
Why is working outside your scope of practice dangerous?
Acceptable answers:
- it's illegal
- you may hurt yourself
- you may hurt patients and/or other medical staff
This is an example of where you would find Personal Healthcare Information in a doctor's office.
A medical record.
This is an example of a legal interview question.
Acceptable answers:
Any question relating to that specific job's duties and essential functions.
This is the name for a physician who investigates suspicious or unexplained deaths.
Medical Examiner.
Letting patients make their own choices about their health is known as _____________________________.
Autonomy
This is the category of lab tests that Medical Assistants are allowed to perform.
CLIA-waived tests.
When a data breach occurs, this is the amount of records necessary to require notification of the media in addition to the patients affected by the breach.
500 records.
This is the concept of employment whereby either the employer or the employee can end the employment at any time, for any reason.
Employment-at-Will.
These are all five of the necessary components of a birth certificate.
Child’s name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Gender
Parent information
An insurance company is an example of which one of these.
Third-Party Payer
These are needed annually for you to maintain your Medical Assisting certification.
Continuing Education (CE) credits
The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects PHI in these three forms.
Written Form
Spoken Form
Electronic Form
This describes when an employer risks litigation if there is no just cause (legal reason) for firing an employee.
Wrongful Termination or Wrongful Discharge.
This schedule of drug has no currently accepted medical use.
Schedule 1.