Ethics & Professionalism
Definition: “the physical therapist has the professional capability and ability to provide to all individuals the physical therapy services they choose without legal, regulatory, or payer restrictions.”
What is Direct Access
Persons who typically draft a bill
Who are legislative counsel
Definition: "physical injury by other than accidental means, willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment, sexual exploitation, neglect"
What is child abuse
What is malpractice
Health system in which all residents of a particular nation have access to health services without suffering financial hardship.
What is universal healthcare
autonomy, justice, beneficence, non-maleficence
What are ethical principles
“Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse; and relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual.”
What is PHI
childcare providers, medical professionals, school personnel, law enforcement, mental health & social workers, clergy
Who are mandatory reporters
improper exercise prescription, improper manual therapy, biophysical agent injuries (modalities)
What are common malpractice scenarios in physical therapy
What is Medicaid
accountability, collaboration, altruism, duty, compassion/caring, excellence, social responsibility, inclusion, integrity
What are the APTA core values
bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication (HAZCOM), ergonomics & workplace safety, general duty clause
What are OSHA standards relevant to physical therapy
Definition: refers to creating an organizational culture that creates an experience where “all persons feel their voices will be heard”.
What is inclusion
insurance requiring a primary care provider (PCP)
What is an HMO
Ethical decision-making model developed to address the various influences on the clinician's decisions
What is the RIPS model
Establishes national standards to protect individuals electronic personal health information that is received, used, or maintained by a covered entity.
Education Access and Quality, Health Care and Quality, Neighborhood and Built Environment, Social and Community Context, Economic Stability
What are Social Determinants of Health
intensive therapy requirement (typically 3 hours/day)
ROM, strengthening, stretching,
What is therapeutic exercise
autonomy, accountability, ethical standards
What are qualities of professions
Definition: "It is a U.S. federal law designed to accelerate the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) and to strengthen privacy and security protections for health information."
What is the HITECH Act
A surgeon leading an emergency trauma team making a quick decision to safe a patient's life.
physical and psychosocial relief, focus on quality of life, multidisciplinary team approach, prognosis 6mo or less, excludes curative treatment
What is hospice care
A complex, high-cost, mixed public-private, multipayer system lacking universal coverage.
What is the United States Healthcare System