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Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' stages of Death and Dying progress through
five stages. Which of the following is the correct order of her Death and
Dying stages?
a. Anger, depression, denial, bargaining, acceptance.
b. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
c. Denial, depression, anger, bargaining, acceptance.
d. Depression, anger, bargaining, denial, acceptance. – Correct Answer -
b. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
According to Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, these stages are not exclusively
limited to those who are dying, but anyone experiencing grief may
progress through these five stages.
The Committee on Medicolegal Problems of the American Medical
Association (AMA) has determined that patients must present evidence
of four elements before negligence has been proven. Which of the
following is NOT one of the four elements of negligence?
a. Damages
b. Defamation
c. Direct cause
d. Duty – Correct Answer - b. Defamation
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,Defamation is spoken or written words about a person that are both false
and malicious, that injure that person's reputation or means of livelihood,
and for which damages can be recovered. Defamation can take the form
of libel or slander. The four D's of negligence are Duty, Dereliction,
Direct cause, Damages.
Medical sole proprietorship, partnerships, groups, and corporations are
encouraged to purchase insurance policies that include benefits for
medical expenses payable to individuals who are injured in the insured
person's home, business, or car, without regard to the insured person's
actual legal liability for the accident. This type of insurance is called:
a. disability (loss of income) protection.
b. liability insurance.
c. life insurance.
d. special risk insurance. – Correct Answer - b. liability insurance.
Professional liability coverage, also known as malpractice insurance, is
specialty coverage to protect the physician and staff against financial
losses due to lawsuits filed against them by their clients or others.
The Controlled Substances Act is a United States law that regulates
controlled drugs. The law is administered by the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA). Which of the following is a responsibility of the
medical assistant in the medical setting when dealing with controlled
substances?
a. Applying for the providers DEA license
b. Prescribing the controlled substance
c. Reporting loss or theft of controlled substances
d. Signing the providers name if it is missing on the prescription –
Correct Answer - c. Reporting loss or theft of controlled substances
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,Medical assistants are responsible for specific record keeping of
controlled substances, security of the medications and reporting loss or
theft to the DEA. The physician is responsible for prescribing drugs as
well as maintaining their application to the DEA for license. A controlled
substance prescription must be signed and authorized only by the
prescribing provider.
A military medical insurance plan that is administered by the
government is:
a. HMO.
b. Medicaid.
c. Medicare.
d. TRICARE. – Correct Answer - d. TRICARE.
The US government provides healthcare benefits to families of current
military personnel, retired military personnel, and veterans through the
TRICARE program.
Where are the diagnosis codes found that are descriptive of the disease
or condition presented by the patient?
a. CPT
b. HCPCS
c. ICD
d. PDR – Correct Answer - c. ICD
ICD stands for International Classification of Diseases. When submitting
claims to insurance carriers to receive reimbursement for the care the
patient receives, this knowledge must be converted into numeric and
alphanumeric codes, known as ICD codes.
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, Which of the following priorities is most important when working with
multi-user computerized patient record systems?
a. Ensuring data is instantly available
b. Ensuring patient names are spelled correctly
c. Maintaining patient confidentiality
d. Using a problem-based format – Correct Answer - c. Maintaining
patient confidentiality
Each staff member is responsible for adhering to HIPAA privacy and
security regulations to ensure that PHI is secure and confidential. If PHI
is abused or confidentiality is breached, the medical facility can incur
substantial penalties or even the incarceration of staff.
Which one of the following represents the statistical characteristics of
human populations (as in date of birth, address, telephone number,
occupation, place of employment) used for identification?
a. Consumer
b. Demographic
c. Matrix
d. Template – Correct Answer - b. Demographic
When a new patient makes an appointment with the office, certain basic
demographic information—specific information required of a
population—must be obtained: in this case, the basic information
required of all patients seen in the medical practice.
A patient's implied consent usually covers which one of the following
procedures?
a. Blood test
b. Breast biopsy
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