MEDICAL CODING AND BILLING FINAL EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a rule of conduct established and enforced by an authority or governing
body,such as the federal government
Law
Another name for terminating care of a patient is
D) withdrawing from a case
A health-care professional who stops care without providing an equally qualified
substitute can be charged with
D) abandonment
The appropriate way for a physician to terminate the care of a patient is to
Send the patient a certified letter
What is the document called in which a patient names someone to make
decisions regarding medical care in the event he or she is unable to do so?
durable power of attorney
A written court order addressed to a specific person, requiring that person's
presence in court at a specific time is
subpoena
A process in which the opposing sides choose a person outside the court system
with special knowledge in the field, to hear and decide a dispute is a(n)
arbitration
At the end of a labor and delivery nurse's shift, a nurse leaves a woman in labor
before the nurse's replacement arrives. What kind of negligence does this
constitute?
abandonment
A surgical incision is reopened after a patient starts to show signs of internal
bleeding. It is discovered that the surgeon did not complete closure of all severed
capillaries at the operative site. This is an example of
malpractice
A legal document addressed to the patient's family and physicians stating what
type of treatment the patient wishes or does not wish when terminally ill is an(n)
, living will
A physician reports a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS) to the
state. This is
the physician's public duty
Which of the following is the appropriate way for the medical assistant working in
a physician's office to leave a message for patients at their place of employment?
leave a message that the patient's doctor's office is calling
is considered a standard of behavior and a concept of right and wrong, beyond
the legal consideration.
Ethics
Which of the following created federal laws to protect health-care workers from
health hazards on the job
OSHA
are formed through the influence of the family, culture and society, and serve as a
basis for ethical conduct.
Moral values
For two parties to enter into an agreement, or contract, it is essential that both are
capable of understanding the terms and conditions. This is referred to as
contractual capacity
Speaking in such a way as to negatively influence others against an individual is
an example of
defamation of character
The promise of "miracle cures" is an example of
fraud
An advantage of computers in that they
process information with great speed
A guideline for releasing medical information is to
have the patient give a verbal consent
Internal audits are done
on random records by medical staff
One of the most important duties of a medical assistant is to
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a rule of conduct established and enforced by an authority or governing
body,such as the federal government
Law
Another name for terminating care of a patient is
D) withdrawing from a case
A health-care professional who stops care without providing an equally qualified
substitute can be charged with
D) abandonment
The appropriate way for a physician to terminate the care of a patient is to
Send the patient a certified letter
What is the document called in which a patient names someone to make
decisions regarding medical care in the event he or she is unable to do so?
durable power of attorney
A written court order addressed to a specific person, requiring that person's
presence in court at a specific time is
subpoena
A process in which the opposing sides choose a person outside the court system
with special knowledge in the field, to hear and decide a dispute is a(n)
arbitration
At the end of a labor and delivery nurse's shift, a nurse leaves a woman in labor
before the nurse's replacement arrives. What kind of negligence does this
constitute?
abandonment
A surgical incision is reopened after a patient starts to show signs of internal
bleeding. It is discovered that the surgeon did not complete closure of all severed
capillaries at the operative site. This is an example of
malpractice
A legal document addressed to the patient's family and physicians stating what
type of treatment the patient wishes or does not wish when terminally ill is an(n)
, living will
A physician reports a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS) to the
state. This is
the physician's public duty
Which of the following is the appropriate way for the medical assistant working in
a physician's office to leave a message for patients at their place of employment?
leave a message that the patient's doctor's office is calling
is considered a standard of behavior and a concept of right and wrong, beyond
the legal consideration.
Ethics
Which of the following created federal laws to protect health-care workers from
health hazards on the job
OSHA
are formed through the influence of the family, culture and society, and serve as a
basis for ethical conduct.
Moral values
For two parties to enter into an agreement, or contract, it is essential that both are
capable of understanding the terms and conditions. This is referred to as
contractual capacity
Speaking in such a way as to negatively influence others against an individual is
an example of
defamation of character
The promise of "miracle cures" is an example of
fraud
An advantage of computers in that they
process information with great speed
A guideline for releasing medical information is to
have the patient give a verbal consent
Internal audits are done
on random records by medical staff
One of the most important duties of a medical assistant is to
