Module #17

When designating a medical power of attorney, a medical assistant should identify which of the following people as an acceptable choice for a healthcare proxy?

A member of the patient's faith community

A medical assistant should recognize that which of the following entities must adhere to HIPAA guidelines?

Healthcare clearinghouses

A medical assistant is assisting a provider with a gynecological exam on a patient. The patient says my religious beliefs do not allow me to use
contraception. The assistant should expect the provider to make which of the following statements?

You have the right to make choices regarding your health

A medical assistant left her computer unlocked with the patient's chart visible. Which of the following actions should the assistant take in the future to prevent on unauthorized viewing of patient information?

Place privacy filters on the monitor screen

When measuring the vital signs of a 10-year-old child a medical assistant recognizes indications of abuse. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

Notify the child's provider

Which of the following gives patients the rights over their healthcare information including the right to receive a copy of their information the right to ensure their medical records are correct and the right to know who had access to the records?

HIPAA

A medical assistant witnesses a coworker knowingly come in unlawful and wrongful act. This isn't should identify this act as which of the following types of negligence?

Malfeasance

A medical assistant should identify which of the following as the legal document that states the life-saving procedures a patient authorizes in the event he is in capable of verbalizing his desire for medical treatment?

Living will

Employers are accountable for providing a safe and healthy workplace for employees by setting and enforcing standards. This environment is achieved by providing training outreach education and assistance. Which of the following regulatory agencies oversee

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

A patient expresses to a medical assistant that he would like to designate his daughter as his health care proxy. The assistant should inform him that which of the following is a minimum age to be eligible as a healthcare proxy?

18

A medical assistant sees a coworker take a pain medication from a locked cabinet. The assistant knows the coworker is a single mother who has a child who was recently injured. Which of the following types of ethical situations does this problem create for

Ethical distress

A medical assistant should recognize that which of the following provides instructions for an emergency medical technician to follow when transporting an elderly or critically ill patient?

Medical order for life-sustaining treatment

A medical assistant should recognize that once advance directives are in place they can be updated at which of the following times?

At any time

The patient believes that her healthcare privacy has been violated. A medical assistant should know that the patient's complaint must be filed within how many days?

180

Which of the following moral codes should a medical assistant reference when facing an ethical dilemma?

AMA Code of Ethics