MHA 703- Module 2 || A+ Certified Answers.
Certification correct answers The action or process of providing someone or something with an
official document attesting to a status or level of achievement.
Code of Ethics correct answers A guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct
business honestly and with integrity.
Credentialing correct answers The process of establishing the qualifications of licensed medical
professionals and assessing their background and legitimacy.
defensive medicine correct answers the ordering of tests, procedures, and visits and/or referrals,
or avoidance of high-risk patients or procedures, primarily to reduce malpractice liability
Licensure correct answers the granting or regulation of licenses, as for professionals.
Medical Practice Acts correct answers Laws established in all 50 states that define the practice of
medicine as well as requirements & methods for licensure in a particular state
Professional correct answers is a member of a profession or any person who earns a living from a
specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training
that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to
perform their specific role within that profession.
reciprocity correct answers the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit,
especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.
standards of care correct answers the reasonable degree of care a person should provide to
another person, typically in a professional or medical setting.
Actuarial tables correct answers is a table which shows, for each age, what the probability is that
a person of that age will die before their next birthday ("probability of death").
Contract correct answers is a legally binding agreement that defines and governs the rights and
duties between or among its parties.
Insurance correct answers a means of protection from financial loss
Legal Document correct answers a document that states some contractual relationship or grants
some right.
Reasonable person Standard correct answers a theoretical person in the society who shows
average judgment, skill or care in his or her conduct.
Respondent Superior correct answers The responsibility of an employer or principal for his
agent's or employee's acts performed in the course of employment.
, Subpoena ducus tecum correct answers a writ ordering a person to attend a court and bring
relevant documents.
Upcoding correct answers assign an inaccurate billing code to (a medical procedure or treatment)
to increase reimbursement.
Vicarious Liability correct answers Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for the
wrongful actions of another party.
explain the legal responsibility one party may hold for actions that cause harm, even if they aren't
the party that directly caused the harm.
Corley v. State Dept. of Health Hospitals correct answers n this medical malpractice action,
defendants, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Hospitals and E.A.
Conway Medical Center, have appealed the trial court's judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Sheila
Corley (now Littleton), the surviving spouse, and Jerry Walter Corley, Jr., the surviving son, of
the late Walter Corley. The primary issue on appeal is whether the trial court committed manifest
error in finding that the physicians at E.A. Conway deviated from the applicable standard of care
by failing to properly diagnose Mr. Corley's condition. The trial court's judgment is AFFIRMED.
Costs of this appeal, to the extent allowed by law, are assessed against defendants, the State of
Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and E.A. Conway Medical
Center.
Poignon v. Ohio Board of Pharmacy correct answers Daniel Paul Poignon, filed this original
action seeking a writ of mandamus ordering respondent, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. toprocess
his application to be licensed as a pharmacist, and to ther grant his application or offer him the
opportunity for a hearing. In response, the pharmacy board filed a motionto dismiss. Relator filed
a memorandum in opposition to the motion to dismiss and amotion for summary judgment. The
Board concludes that Mr. Poignon's record reflects a lack of character, fitness and moral
qualifications. It therefore recommends that he not be approved for admission and that he not be
permitted to re-apply.the medical board, acting pursuant to revoked the medical license of a
physician based on his felony conviction in federal court.
Guanzon v. State Medical Board of Ohio correct answers Defendant Pine Manor Nursing Center
(Pine Manor) appeals from a jury verdict awarding $65,000 in damages to plaintiff Irene Caruso
(Caruso), special administratrix of the estate of Phillip Caruso, deceased, which was increased to
$195,000 by the trial court (three times her actual damages).On appeal, defendant contends: (1)
judgment should have been entered in its favor as a matter of law because plaintiff failed to make
a prima facie showing on the issue of causation; (2) the trial court committed reversible error in
barring its expert from testifying; (3) the jury's verdicts on counts I and II are inconsistent,
requiring reversal of the judgment entered; (4) the court erred in excluding all evidence
pertaining to its prepared nursing care plan; (5) the jury's award of damages was grossly
excessive; and (6) the court erred in awarding plaintiff treble damages and attorney fees. For the
reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand the cause for a new trial.
Certification correct answers The action or process of providing someone or something with an
official document attesting to a status or level of achievement.
Code of Ethics correct answers A guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct
business honestly and with integrity.
Credentialing correct answers The process of establishing the qualifications of licensed medical
professionals and assessing their background and legitimacy.
defensive medicine correct answers the ordering of tests, procedures, and visits and/or referrals,
or avoidance of high-risk patients or procedures, primarily to reduce malpractice liability
Licensure correct answers the granting or regulation of licenses, as for professionals.
Medical Practice Acts correct answers Laws established in all 50 states that define the practice of
medicine as well as requirements & methods for licensure in a particular state
Professional correct answers is a member of a profession or any person who earns a living from a
specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training
that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to
perform their specific role within that profession.
reciprocity correct answers the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit,
especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.
standards of care correct answers the reasonable degree of care a person should provide to
another person, typically in a professional or medical setting.
Actuarial tables correct answers is a table which shows, for each age, what the probability is that
a person of that age will die before their next birthday ("probability of death").
Contract correct answers is a legally binding agreement that defines and governs the rights and
duties between or among its parties.
Insurance correct answers a means of protection from financial loss
Legal Document correct answers a document that states some contractual relationship or grants
some right.
Reasonable person Standard correct answers a theoretical person in the society who shows
average judgment, skill or care in his or her conduct.
Respondent Superior correct answers The responsibility of an employer or principal for his
agent's or employee's acts performed in the course of employment.
, Subpoena ducus tecum correct answers a writ ordering a person to attend a court and bring
relevant documents.
Upcoding correct answers assign an inaccurate billing code to (a medical procedure or treatment)
to increase reimbursement.
Vicarious Liability correct answers Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for the
wrongful actions of another party.
explain the legal responsibility one party may hold for actions that cause harm, even if they aren't
the party that directly caused the harm.
Corley v. State Dept. of Health Hospitals correct answers n this medical malpractice action,
defendants, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Hospitals and E.A.
Conway Medical Center, have appealed the trial court's judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Sheila
Corley (now Littleton), the surviving spouse, and Jerry Walter Corley, Jr., the surviving son, of
the late Walter Corley. The primary issue on appeal is whether the trial court committed manifest
error in finding that the physicians at E.A. Conway deviated from the applicable standard of care
by failing to properly diagnose Mr. Corley's condition. The trial court's judgment is AFFIRMED.
Costs of this appeal, to the extent allowed by law, are assessed against defendants, the State of
Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and E.A. Conway Medical
Center.
Poignon v. Ohio Board of Pharmacy correct answers Daniel Paul Poignon, filed this original
action seeking a writ of mandamus ordering respondent, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. toprocess
his application to be licensed as a pharmacist, and to ther grant his application or offer him the
opportunity for a hearing. In response, the pharmacy board filed a motionto dismiss. Relator filed
a memorandum in opposition to the motion to dismiss and amotion for summary judgment. The
Board concludes that Mr. Poignon's record reflects a lack of character, fitness and moral
qualifications. It therefore recommends that he not be approved for admission and that he not be
permitted to re-apply.the medical board, acting pursuant to revoked the medical license of a
physician based on his felony conviction in federal court.
Guanzon v. State Medical Board of Ohio correct answers Defendant Pine Manor Nursing Center
(Pine Manor) appeals from a jury verdict awarding $65,000 in damages to plaintiff Irene Caruso
(Caruso), special administratrix of the estate of Phillip Caruso, deceased, which was increased to
$195,000 by the trial court (three times her actual damages).On appeal, defendant contends: (1)
judgment should have been entered in its favor as a matter of law because plaintiff failed to make
a prima facie showing on the issue of causation; (2) the trial court committed reversible error in
barring its expert from testifying; (3) the jury's verdicts on counts I and II are inconsistent,
requiring reversal of the judgment entered; (4) the court erred in excluding all evidence
pertaining to its prepared nursing care plan; (5) the jury's award of damages was grossly
excessive; and (6) the court erred in awarding plaintiff treble damages and attorney fees. For the
reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand the cause for a new trial.
