According to the American Medical association (AMA), once a patient and physician
relationship has started, the physician is not legally but ethically obligated to continue
the relationship until the patient no longer requires their care. - Answer False
The Sherman Act of 1890 focuses on eliminating monopolies, which are healthcare
organizations that control a market so that the consumer has no choice in healthcare. -
Answer True.
an affirmation action plan is a strategy that encourages employers to increase the
diversity of their workplace by hiring individuals based on race, sex, and age. - Answer
True.
The occupational health and safety act was passed to ensure that employers have a
duty to treat to provide a safe and healthy work environment for their employees, which
are very important for the healthcare industry because of potential exposure to bacteria,
viruses, and contaminated fluids. - Answer False
Economic equipment and actions are important to the healthcare industry because
many workers often lift patients to and from beds, operating tables, and wheelchairs. -
Answer False.
The consolidation omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1986 (COBRA), an amendment
to ERISA, was passed to protect employees who lost or changed employers so they
could keep their health insurance if they paid 102% of the full premium. - Answer True.
The lily Ledbetter fair pay act of 2009 (FPA), an amendment to Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, which also applies to claims under the age discrimination act of
1967 and the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, provides protection for unlawful
employment practices related to compensation discrimination. - Answer True.
The genetic information nondiscrimination act of 2008 prohibits U.S. insurance
companies and employers from discriminating based on information derived from
genetic tests. - Answer True
Failing to hire an applicant because she is a transgender woman and firing an employee
because he is planning or has made a gender transition are considered unlawful sex
, discrimination according to the equal employee opportunity commission (EEOC). -
Answer True.
Informed consent is the communication between the provider and patient regarding a
specific medical treatment. - Answer True.
What is the name of the law or act that prohibits physicians, including dentists and
chiropractors from referring Medicare and Medicaid patients to other providers for
designated health services in which they have a financial interest? - Answer Physician
Self-Referral Law or Ethics in Patient Referral Act of 1989
The patient bill of rights states that the patient has the right to all information from their
provider regarding any _______, _______, and ______. - Answer Testing, diagnosis
and treatment
This act provides financial incentives for whistleblowers allowing employees to blow the
whistle about contractor fraud against the federal government. What is the act? -
Answer False Claims Act.
A _________ provision enables individuals to sue providers for fraudulent activity
against the federal government, recovering a portion of the funds returned to the
government. - Answer Qui Tam
The FMLA allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leaving during any 12
month period, to provide care for a family member or the employee himself or herself. -
Answer False.
There is a new product called Electronic Aspirin, which is an implant on the side of the
head normally impacted by a headache. - Answer True.
imagining informatics applies computer technology to organs and tissue. - Answer True.
Quality use, as defined by the CMS, has established core measures those healthcare
providers must meet to determine the EHR system is being adequately used. - Answer
False
Siemens has introduced a pocket-sized ultrasound. Acuson P10, which can be used for
traditional applications of diagnostic and screening tests. it can be used in outpatient
areas, intensive care units, and rescue helicopters to provide instant information to
make a diagnosis. - Answer True
Health information technology is important because it can reduce medical errors. -
Answer True.
an example of telemedicine is electronic consulting between specialists and generalists.
- Answer True.
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