Module 13

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

Set of principles that differentiate between right and wrong

Question 2

Medical Law

Answer 2

Laws that explain the rights and responsibilities of medical providers and patients

Question 3

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Answer 3

Federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge

Question 4

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

Answer 4

Law that includes provisions that allow for increased enforcement of the privacy and security of electronic transmission of patient information, such as prohibiting the sale of PHI, making business associates and vendors liable for compliance with HIPAA, and creating a penalty and violation system

Question 5

Controlled Substances Act (CSA)

Answer 5

Statute that identifies all regulated substances into one of five schedules depending on potential for abuse

Question 6

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)

Answer 6

Law that requires any hospital emergency department that receives payments from federal health care programs (like Medicare and Medicaid) to provide an appropriate medical screening to any patient seeking treatment

Question 7

Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments (CLIA)

Answer 7

1988 amendment that regulates federal standards that apply to all clinical laboratory testing performed on humans in the US

Question 8

Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 8

Law that prohibits an employer with 15 or more employees from discriminating on the basis of race, national origin, gender, or religion

Question 9

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Answer 9

Law that forbids discrimination based on disability

Question 10

Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities (HERCA)

Answer 10

An association which identifies radiation protection issues and proposes possible solutions

Question 11

Good Samaritan Acts

Answer 11

Law that allows bystanders to get involved in emergency situations without fear that they will be sued if their actions inadvertently contribute to a person’s injury or death

Question 12

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)

Answer 12

Law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment

Question 13

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)

Answer 13

Framework for gathering and analyzing information regarding patient safety within the confines of protected health information laws

Question 14

Anti-Kick Back Statute (AKBS)

Answer 14

Criminal law that prohibits receiving benefits for referral or business involving federal health care programs

Question 15

No Surprise Act (NSA)

Answer 15

Law that protects individuals from surprise billing if they have a group health plan or individual health insurance coverage

Question 16

Subpoena duces tecum

Answer 16

A requirement to bring requested documentation to the court of law when appearing for the summons

Question 17

Malpractice

Answer 17

Any treatment by a medical professional that does not follow the standards of care

Question 18

Tort

Answer 18

“Wrong” or a harmful act committed by one individual to another

Question 19

Implied Consent

Answer 19

Consent granted when a patient assumes the position and allows the medical professional to perform it

Question 20

Autonomy

Answer 20

The capacity to think, decide, and act on ones own free will and initiative

Question 21

Informed Consent

Answer 21

An oral or written agreement of mutual communication that ensures the patient has been notified about their health care choices before making them

Question 22

Negligence

Answer 22

When a patient doesn’t receive adequate and appropriate care, which leads to suffering and harm

Question 23

Advance Directives

Answer 23

Written statements of a person’s wishes regarding medical treatment, such as a living will

Question 24

Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR)

Answer 24

An order written in the hospital or on a legal form to communicate the wishes of a patient to not undergo CPR or advanced cardiac life support if the patient’s heart stops or the patient stops breathing

Question 25

Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA)

Answer 25

A legal document naming the health care agent proxy to make medical decisions for patients when they are not able to do so, in the case they become incapacitated or unable to communicate

Question 26

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)

Answer 26

Type of advance directive, typically reserved for patients who may be near the end of life

Question 27

Justice

Answer 27

Fair distribution of benefit, risk, resources, cost to ensure equal treatment

Question 28

Beneficence

Answer 28

A moral obligation to act in the best interest of others

Question 29

Nonmaleficence

Answer 29

A commitment not to cause harm

Question 30

Patient Bill of Rights

Answer 30

- Created by the American Hospital Association (AHA) in 1973 - Provides guidelines and guarantees by federal law to ensure the protection and safety of patients - The primary purpose is to help patients feel more confident in the healthcare system - Strengthen the relationship between patients and their health care provider by defining their rights and responsibilities and those of their health care provider and emphasize the role patients play in their health care -

Question 31

Patient Bill of Rights (15 Guarantees)

Answer 31

1.) Patient has the right to be treated fairly and respectfully 2.) Patient has the right to get information they can understand about their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis from their health care provider 3.) Patient has the right to discuss and ask for information about specific procedures and treatments, their risks, and time they’ll spend recovering. They also have the right to discuss other care options 4.) Patient has the right to know the identities of all their health care providers, including students, residents, and other trainees 5.) The patient has the right to know how much care may cost at the time of treatment and long term 6.) Patient has the right to make depictions about their care before and during treatment and the right to refuse care. The hospital must inform the patient of the medical consequences of refusing treatment. The patient has the right to other treatments provided by the hospital and the right to transfer to another hospital 7.) Patient has the right to an advance directive, such as a living will or power of attorney for health care. A hospital has the right to ask for their advance directive, put it in their file, and honor its intent 8.) Patient has the right to privacy during medical exams, case discussions, consultations, and treatments 9.) Patient has the right to expect that their communication and records are treated as confidential by the hospital, except as the law