Healthstream : EMTALA +HIPPA + Professional
Compliance Actual Exam Questions | 100%
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EMTALA specifically prohibits delaying a medical screening examination due to . - ✔✔B. the patient's
ability to pay, diagnosis, race, color, national origin or disability
EMTALA permits contacting the patient's regular physician for information relevant to treating the
patient. However, this cannot delay a medical screening examination (MSE) and stabilizing treatment.
What else is permitted, as long it does not delay an MSE or stabilizing treatment? - ✔✔C. Conducting a
reasonable registration process
Federal regulations do not require Emergency Departments to post signage in hospital public entrances,
and waiting, registration or treatment areas. - ✔✔B. False
Which of these is documentation that must be maintained for at least five years under EMTALA? - ✔✔D.
All the above
Which of the following Emergency Department employees have responsibilities under EMTALA? - ✔✔E.
All of the above
Medical screening examinations (MSEs) are required to be performed for every patient presenting in a
dedicated Emergency Department of a hospital. What is an MSE? - ✔✔A. The process required to reach,
with reasonable clinical confidence, a determination as to whether or not a patient has an emergency
condition
The Emergency Department Supervisor of a local hospital approved the destruction of the physician on-
call log and central patient log containing all the patients who have presented to the ED or Labor and
Delivery Department within the last three years.
This would be a considered a violation of the EMTALA requirement that states this type of
documentation must be maintained for at least how many years? - ✔✔B. Five
,04: Emergency Department Walkouts
You are a triage nurse in the Emergency Department (ED). A patient is refusing initiation of an MSE and
treatment. You have informed the patient of the risks of leaving and the benefits of receiving an MSE and
treatment. You have encouraged the patient to stay. What should you do if the patient still refuses the
MSE and treatment? - ✔✔C. A and B
Which type of vulnerable patient should not leave the hospital Emergency Department unless
authorized by an appropriate party? - ✔✔D. All of the above
A patient found trying to harm himself leaves the Emergency Department prior to the completion of the
medical screening exam. When this type of vulnerable patient attempts to leave, Emergency Department
staff should notify hospital security immediately upon discovery. - ✔✔A. True
If a patient walks out during a medical screening examination and treatment without informing staff, no
follow-up steps need to be taken by the Emergency Department nurse or physician. - ✔✔B. False
A patient who presented at your Emergency Department (ED) has just told you that he intends to leave
before the completion of the MSE and treatment against your medical advice. You have informed the
patient of his rights, the risks of leaving and the benefits of completing the MSE and treatment, and
encouraged the patient to stay. You have documented all this in the medical record and requested that
the patient sign a refusal of medical care form. The patient refuses to sign the form and leaves. What
should you do now? - ✔✔A. Document the patient's refusal to sign the form in the medical record
What should you do, immediately upon discovery, if a vulnerable patient walks out of a dedicated
Emergency Department without the authorization of an appropriate party? - ✔✔B. Notify hospital
security upon discovery
You are an Emergency Department (ED) physician who discovers that a patient has walked out during an
MSE without informing staff. What should you do? - ✔✔D. All of the above
05: Transferring and Receiving Patients
, When may a patient who is not completely stable be transferred to another hospital? - ✔✔D. All of the
above
According to the EMTALA regulation, a transfer must be accepted regardless of the patient's . - ✔✔E. All
of the above
The EMTALA regulation states that a transfer cannot be refused based on a patient's instability or
stability. - ✔✔A. True
Once a patient with a psychiatric illness is medically screened and cleared, which of the following is the
next appropriate action to take under the EMTALA regulation? - ✔✔E. A and C
Generally, the transfer of a stabilized patient to another hospital is permitted . - ✔✔C. when your
hospital does not have the capability and capacity to provide the best care for the patient
Your hospital has a duty under EMTALA to accept a transfer if it . - ✔✔A. has the specialized capability
that the patient requires and the capacity to accept the transfer
Which of these is a step to take when transferring a patient to another facility? - ✔✔B. Obtain
agreement from the receiving facility that it has the capability and capacity to receive the patient
A patient may request a transfer to another hospital only if his or her medical condition is stable. - ✔✔B.
False
HIPAA Compliance 01: Introduction - ✔✔
HIPAA Compliance 02: HIPAA Awareness
HIPAA includes the Minimum Necessary Standard. Essentially, this means. - ✔✔E. B and C
Compliance Actual Exam Questions | 100%
Correct Answers | Verified 2024 Version
EMTALA specifically prohibits delaying a medical screening examination due to . - ✔✔B. the patient's
ability to pay, diagnosis, race, color, national origin or disability
EMTALA permits contacting the patient's regular physician for information relevant to treating the
patient. However, this cannot delay a medical screening examination (MSE) and stabilizing treatment.
What else is permitted, as long it does not delay an MSE or stabilizing treatment? - ✔✔C. Conducting a
reasonable registration process
Federal regulations do not require Emergency Departments to post signage in hospital public entrances,
and waiting, registration or treatment areas. - ✔✔B. False
Which of these is documentation that must be maintained for at least five years under EMTALA? - ✔✔D.
All the above
Which of the following Emergency Department employees have responsibilities under EMTALA? - ✔✔E.
All of the above
Medical screening examinations (MSEs) are required to be performed for every patient presenting in a
dedicated Emergency Department of a hospital. What is an MSE? - ✔✔A. The process required to reach,
with reasonable clinical confidence, a determination as to whether or not a patient has an emergency
condition
The Emergency Department Supervisor of a local hospital approved the destruction of the physician on-
call log and central patient log containing all the patients who have presented to the ED or Labor and
Delivery Department within the last three years.
This would be a considered a violation of the EMTALA requirement that states this type of
documentation must be maintained for at least how many years? - ✔✔B. Five
,04: Emergency Department Walkouts
You are a triage nurse in the Emergency Department (ED). A patient is refusing initiation of an MSE and
treatment. You have informed the patient of the risks of leaving and the benefits of receiving an MSE and
treatment. You have encouraged the patient to stay. What should you do if the patient still refuses the
MSE and treatment? - ✔✔C. A and B
Which type of vulnerable patient should not leave the hospital Emergency Department unless
authorized by an appropriate party? - ✔✔D. All of the above
A patient found trying to harm himself leaves the Emergency Department prior to the completion of the
medical screening exam. When this type of vulnerable patient attempts to leave, Emergency Department
staff should notify hospital security immediately upon discovery. - ✔✔A. True
If a patient walks out during a medical screening examination and treatment without informing staff, no
follow-up steps need to be taken by the Emergency Department nurse or physician. - ✔✔B. False
A patient who presented at your Emergency Department (ED) has just told you that he intends to leave
before the completion of the MSE and treatment against your medical advice. You have informed the
patient of his rights, the risks of leaving and the benefits of completing the MSE and treatment, and
encouraged the patient to stay. You have documented all this in the medical record and requested that
the patient sign a refusal of medical care form. The patient refuses to sign the form and leaves. What
should you do now? - ✔✔A. Document the patient's refusal to sign the form in the medical record
What should you do, immediately upon discovery, if a vulnerable patient walks out of a dedicated
Emergency Department without the authorization of an appropriate party? - ✔✔B. Notify hospital
security upon discovery
You are an Emergency Department (ED) physician who discovers that a patient has walked out during an
MSE without informing staff. What should you do? - ✔✔D. All of the above
05: Transferring and Receiving Patients
, When may a patient who is not completely stable be transferred to another hospital? - ✔✔D. All of the
above
According to the EMTALA regulation, a transfer must be accepted regardless of the patient's . - ✔✔E. All
of the above
The EMTALA regulation states that a transfer cannot be refused based on a patient's instability or
stability. - ✔✔A. True
Once a patient with a psychiatric illness is medically screened and cleared, which of the following is the
next appropriate action to take under the EMTALA regulation? - ✔✔E. A and C
Generally, the transfer of a stabilized patient to another hospital is permitted . - ✔✔C. when your
hospital does not have the capability and capacity to provide the best care for the patient
Your hospital has a duty under EMTALA to accept a transfer if it . - ✔✔A. has the specialized capability
that the patient requires and the capacity to accept the transfer
Which of these is a step to take when transferring a patient to another facility? - ✔✔B. Obtain
agreement from the receiving facility that it has the capability and capacity to receive the patient
A patient may request a transfer to another hospital only if his or her medical condition is stable. - ✔✔B.
False
HIPAA Compliance 01: Introduction - ✔✔
HIPAA Compliance 02: HIPAA Awareness
HIPAA includes the Minimum Necessary Standard. Essentially, this means. - ✔✔E. B and C
