Chicken Jockey
In what year was HIPPA establishe?
1996
What type of ethics includes basic principles of do no harm, justice, and autonomy?
Medical ethics
Which action should a health care provider take if a child is brought in with a fractured arm and bruises, and does not speak, and appears scared and possibly undernourished?
Contact the police or Child Protective Services
What does HIPPA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
A patient has a terminal illness and wants to appoint a family member to make decisions for them when they are unable to. What form should be completed?
Durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC)
What is another name for the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”?
Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare”
Which ethical principle is “do no harm”?
Nonmaleficence
A medical assistant should identify that which federal law regulates blood and urine testing?
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
What are the three types of consent?
Implied, expressed, and Informed
A medical assistant should identify that a clinic is violating which of the following laws by failing to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to its employees?
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH)
Law that includes provisions that allow for interest in enforcement of the privacy insecurity of electronic transmission of patient information is called…
Health Information Technology for Economic, and Clinical Health act/HITECH
Name the four adhere to professional codes of ethics
Autonomy, justice, beneficence, and nonmalefience
According to HIPPA, who owns the patient medical record?
The healthcare provider
Name the three safeguards
Administrative, physical, and technical
During a patient visit, a medical assistant notices suspicious cuts and bruises on a child. The child's parent say that the child fell. What should the medical assistant do.
Notify the physician or health care provider
Name 3 guarantees from the Patients Bill of Rights
Patient had the right to refuse care
Patients have the right to privacy while in the hospital
Patient can request a transfer for another hospital
Who cannot serve as a health care proxy with a durable power of attorney in all states?
A patient's health care provider
How many safeguards are set in place that medical facilities use to keep patient information private?
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A medical assistant is performing a strep test for an adult patient. As the assistant approaches the patient with a swab, the patient opens their mouth. Which type of consent is the patient demonstrating?
Implied consent
A medical assistant receives a call from a patient's child, who is also a patient at the clinic and often accompanies the patient during their medical appointments. They ask the assistant to tell them what medication the patient is on. What is the appropriate response?
Release the patient's information after the patient authorizes it or confirms that their child is their personal representative.
Which of the laws classify medication based on the likelihood for abuse and is there any medical benefits provided from the substance?
The Controlled Substances Act(CSA)
What allows patients to be informed of the specific procedures and treatment options they have available?
Patient's Bill of Rights
Protects individuals from surprise billing if they have a group health plan or individual health insurance coverage
No Surprise Act (NSA)
Which basic elements of negligence protects a provider if they fail to provide care in an after-hours emergency involving someone in the community who is not an established patient?
Duty of care
What can a patient still receive if they have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order on file?
Antiobiotics, chemotherapy, and dialysis