Competency
The competency assessment check-off form must include what information?
all the steps involved in completing the procedure
accomodator
The OIG is?
Office of the Inspector General
Restitution for services not provided as claimed
Civil Monetary Penalties Law
What type of needle is the winged collection set?
Butterfly
For the phlebotomist to be fully competent, the phlebotomist must be competent in?
obese patients, different age patients, psychiatric patients.
Unconscious postures, gestures, and facial expressions are known as?
kinesics
Provides guidelines to keep a patient's medical information private and secure
HIPAA
Remuneration with the purpose of inducing services
Antikickback Law
What tube(s) contain EDTA?
A phlebotomist is hired and completes the initial training and competency certification. When will the next competency certification be needed?
6 months
Eye contact is a method of (blank) communication
nonverbal communication
Specifications for quality assurance, patient test management, and proficiency testing
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
False Claims Act
What additive does a red top contain?
NONE
Phlebotomists certified with ASCP after January 2004 must maintain their certification through the?
certification maintenance program
What is a barrier to communication?
hearing impairment, patient is unconscious, unable to speak english
A patient is having blood collected and asks the phlebotomist to have a copy of the results sent to a physician who was not listed on the requisition. what do you do?
call the ordering physician and see if this is permissible
Referring a Medicare patient to a facility the physician has a financial relationship with
Stark Law
What type of needle comes with a hub attached?
In most health care facilities, a phlebotomist would NOT be authorized to?
Start an IV
When two people are communicating, they understand each other when they have a common understanding. This common ground is based on three frames of reference. What are they?
background, education, experience
A patient's information that is connected to their medical information is?
personal health information (PHI)
What does PHI stand for?
Personal Health Information
What color tube does the Heavy Metal testing go in?
Navy Blue