Ethics
Respecting an adult patient's decision to decline cancer treatment aligns with this core ethical principle.
What is Autonomy?
Federal law protecting the privacy and confidentiality of protected health information while ensuring continuation of coverage.
What is HIPAA?
A provider abruptly terminating patient care without reasonable notice or providing an equally qualified replacement.
What is abandonment?
An MA intentionally administers a controlled pain medication to a patient without a provider's order. What specific category of civil breach has occurred?
What is Malfeasance?
The moral obligation to act in the best interest of others, such as providing care regardless of a patient's ability to pay.
What is Beneficence?
Act designed to protect insured patients from unexpected medical bills for out-of-network emergency care without prior authorization.
What is the No Surprises Act?
Failure to deliver standard medical care resulting in injury. Requires Duty, Dereliction, Direct Cause, and Damages to establish legally.
What is Negligence?
Before a surgical procedure, the provider explains the details, risks, benefits, and alternatives to the patient before obtaining a signed form. What level of consent is required?
What is Informed Consent?
Fair distribution of health care benefits, risks, resources, and costs to ensure equal treatment for all.
What is justice?
A medical office installs wheelchair ramps, automatic entrance doors, and accessible restrooms. Which legislation requires public facilities to provide these accommodations?
What is ADA?
A legal court summons commanding an individual to appear in court and present specified medical records or documents.
What is Subpoena duces tecum?
A designated surrogate assigned to make medical decisions on a patient's behalf if the patient loses decision-making capacity.
What is a Health Care Proxy?
A medical assistant double-checks medication dosages and verifies patient allergies prior to administering an injection. Which ethical principle does this practice reflect?
What is Nonmaleficence?
A clinic updates its EHR systems with screen visors, strict password reset protocols, and encrypted data transfers to safeguard protected health information. What law dictates this?
What is the HITECH Act?
An MA makes a clinical error while administering medication, causing minor injury to the patient. The court holds both the provider and facility liable for the employee's action. Which legal doctrine applies?
What is Respondeat superior
A physician decides to terminate care for a non-compliant patient. To prevent legal claims of patient abandonment, how much time must the physician give the patient in writing via certified mail to find an alternative provider?
What is 30 days?