MED 118: FINAL EXAM.AN ULTIMATE A+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS BREAKDOWN
A breach of contract occurs when:
the patient fails to pay their account.
Burnout happens when health care professionals:
are exhausted from overwork.
Nonverbal communication is best defined as:
using body language
What is the first element of a malpractice case that must be proven?
There was a patient-provider relationship.
A health care professional stops at the scene of an accident to assist the injured
person. The health care professional leaves the scene of the accident before any
other adequate help responds. The health care professional could be charged
with medical malpractice.
True
Malpractice is defined as not doing something that a reasonable person would do
or doing something that a reasonable person would not do.
False
Negligence is defined as failing to act with reasonable and prudent care given the
circumstances.
True
HITECH stands for:
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
Minor patients are typically unable to consent to the release of their health
records. Who of the following has authority to release the minor patient's
records?
Parent
To correct an entry in a hard copy health record, you should:
cross out the mistake, initial and date it, then write in the correct information.
, Under which of the following circumstances would minors be authorized to
release their health records?
When diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.
What determines who owns a patient's health record?
State law
What requires that patients have the right to see their records, to obtain copies,
and to make corrections in them?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
When can health records be withheld if payment of the patient's bill is pending?
Never
When in doubt about releasing medical information, you should:
err by not disclosing rather than disclosing.
When may changes to a patient's record be accepted as rewritten or amended?
While patient is under treatment
Which of the following established incentives for the use of EHRs and penalties
for not using them?
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
Which of the following is a sufficient method for a patient to authorize the release
of health records?
In writing
Which statement best describes HIPAA requirements regarding patients' rights to
their health records?
Patients have the right to make corrections in their health records.
Which statement best describes the ownership of health records?
Ownership carries with it the right and power to exercise authority over the property.
Who can consent to the release of health records?
Patient at the age of majority
Who may release health records of a deceased patient?
A personal representative
___________ allows patients to see their records and make corrections in them.
HIPAA
AND ANSWERS BREAKDOWN
A breach of contract occurs when:
the patient fails to pay their account.
Burnout happens when health care professionals:
are exhausted from overwork.
Nonverbal communication is best defined as:
using body language
What is the first element of a malpractice case that must be proven?
There was a patient-provider relationship.
A health care professional stops at the scene of an accident to assist the injured
person. The health care professional leaves the scene of the accident before any
other adequate help responds. The health care professional could be charged
with medical malpractice.
True
Malpractice is defined as not doing something that a reasonable person would do
or doing something that a reasonable person would not do.
False
Negligence is defined as failing to act with reasonable and prudent care given the
circumstances.
True
HITECH stands for:
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
Minor patients are typically unable to consent to the release of their health
records. Who of the following has authority to release the minor patient's
records?
Parent
To correct an entry in a hard copy health record, you should:
cross out the mistake, initial and date it, then write in the correct information.
, Under which of the following circumstances would minors be authorized to
release their health records?
When diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.
What determines who owns a patient's health record?
State law
What requires that patients have the right to see their records, to obtain copies,
and to make corrections in them?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
When can health records be withheld if payment of the patient's bill is pending?
Never
When in doubt about releasing medical information, you should:
err by not disclosing rather than disclosing.
When may changes to a patient's record be accepted as rewritten or amended?
While patient is under treatment
Which of the following established incentives for the use of EHRs and penalties
for not using them?
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
Which of the following is a sufficient method for a patient to authorize the release
of health records?
In writing
Which statement best describes HIPAA requirements regarding patients' rights to
their health records?
Patients have the right to make corrections in their health records.
Which statement best describes the ownership of health records?
Ownership carries with it the right and power to exercise authority over the property.
Who can consent to the release of health records?
Patient at the age of majority
Who may release health records of a deceased patient?
A personal representative
___________ allows patients to see their records and make corrections in them.
HIPAA
