Chapter 1 To 5 Exam

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1.

Honesty and integrity are two traits required of the ambulatory health care professional
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Ethics are sometimes defined as morals, values, and codes of behavior.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

Co-payment” is the expense providers pay for insurance participation.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

“Opt-out option” allows members to seek treatment outside their health care plan.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Registration, the strongest form of regulation, is a credential granted by state statutes to perform specific acts.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

The nurse practitioner (NP) is a practical nurse who has successfully completed additional education and training.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Probate court simplifies and expedites the handling of small claims or debts.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

An expert witness is a special trained person who can testify in a court of law as to what the professional standard of care is in the same or similar communities.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Implied contracts are the most common form of contracts occurring in ambulatory health care.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Physicians must keep clients' medical information confidential and physicians have the right to privacy.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Ethical and bioethical standards can be ______________, ______________, _______________, and ______________________.
- A.
  
  Personal, organizational, institutional, worldwide
- B.
  
  Organizational, institutional, linked, ritual
- C.
  
  Personal, organizational, traditional, conventional
- D.
  
  Merged, grouped, blended, linked
12.

The three Codes of Ethics that apply to worldwide issues are ______________, _______________________, and ___________________________.
- A.
  
  Confederate Code, Engagement Code, Ethics of America Healthcare Workers
- B.
  
  Geneva Convention Code, Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki
- C.
  
  Declaration of Helsinki, AAMA Code of Morals, United Nations Code
- D.
  
  Nuremberg Code, Conduct Code of the Americas, Christopher Columbus Ethical Code
13.

All but one of the following is an example of payment for medical services
- A.
  
  Pay for Performance (P4P)
- B.
  
  Co-payment
- C.
  
  Deductible
- D.
  
  Bonding
14.

Physicians who practice in any integrated organization must remember:
- A.
  
  Antitrust laws will not apply to their decision.
- B.
  
  Medicare/Medicaid may not recognize some business arrangements.
- C.
  
  Medicare/Medicaid referrals cannot be made to any entity in which they have financial interest
- D.
  
  B and C
15.

Professional coders:
- A.
  
  Determine how physicians will be paid for their services.
- B.
  
  Provide doctors personal identification codes for their business accounts.
- C.
  
  Correctly apply codes to procedures, supplies, etc., for billing purposes.
- D.
  
  Are not certified, registered, or licensed.
16.

State statues may determine:
- A.
  
  Scope of practice for any and all health professionals.
- B.
  
  Will vary from state to state.
- C.
  
  Punishment for failure to comply.
- D.
  
  All the above are true
17.

Physicians who dispense controlled substances must take inventory on their date of registration and every:
- A.
  
  Year thereafter.
- B.
  
  2 years thereafter.
- C.
  
  6 years thereafter.
- D.
  
  7 years thereafter.
18.

To dispense a drug means to:
- A.
  
  Instill a drug into the body of a client.
- B.
  
  Deliver a drug in a container to a client.
- C.
  
  Issue a drug order for a client.
- D.
  
  Call in a prescription for a client.
19.

The purpose of the statute of limitations is to fix:
- A.
  
  A maximum monetary award for clients to collect from physicians guilty of negligence.
- B.
  
  A period of time or a deadline for initiating legal action.
- C.
  
  Limitations on the practice of referrals by physicians.
- D.
  
  Limitations on the number of surgeries physicians can perform.
20.

Respondent superioris a(n):
- A.
  
  Legal doctrine.
- B.
  
  Ethical term.
- C.
  
  Personal liability.
- D.
  
  Greek phrase.
21.

A wrongful act or injury committed by one person against another person independent of a contract is a ________________.
22.

A/an ____________ is a person appointed by a physician to perform authorized acts in the name, and under the control and direction, of the physician.
23.

Identify the legislative branch of the federal government: ___________________
24.

In a civil case, the party bringing the action is called the _________________.
25.

______________________ pays health care providers a fixed monthly fee for a range of services for each HMO member in their care.