SIMCHART Post Case Quiz #12-
16/40 Questions and Answers
Patient information
(A new patient completes a patient information form to provide necessary
patient demographics. The medical assistant then enters the information
provided into the patient record where it can used for multiple purposes.) - -
A patient usually completes which of the following forms during his or her
first visit at a medical office?
-True
(All medical assistants have the responsibility to be familiar with the Patient
Bill of Rights in order to ensure that those rights are honored by everyone
involved in patient care.) - -True or False:
A medical assistant has a responsibility to be familiar with all aspects of the
Patient Bill of Rights in order to ensure that patient rights are honored within
the medical office.
-Right to compensation in cases of malpractice
(The Patient Bill of Rights does not state that a patient has the right to
compensation in cases of malpractice.) - -Most individual states have passed
legislation defining a Patient Bill of Rights, based on the Federal Consumer
Bill of Rights and Responsibilities adopted in 1998. Which of the following is
not considered a component of patient rights?
-policies - -Medical office __________ and procedures should be reviewed to
ensure that all aspects of the Patient Bill of Rights are addressed.
-False
(The Patient Bill of Rights requires healthcare professionals to supply
information to patients in easy-to-understand language.) - -True or False:
The Patient Bill of Rights requires healthcare providers to supply information
to patients using medical terminology only.
-False
(A health care proxy is the advance directive that allows a patient to name
someone to make decisions about their medical care if they are unable to do
so.) - -True or False:
A living will is the advance directive in which a patient can indicate who
should make decisions about their medical care if they are not able to do so.
-True
, (The Patient Self-Determination Act requires healthcare providers to provide
information about advance directives to patients. It is the medical assistant's
responsibility to determine if a patient has an Advance Directive in place
and, if not, provide the proper resource.) - -True or False:
It is the medical assistant's responsibility to determine whether a patient has
an advance directive in place.
-DNR, living will, health care proxy
(The term "advance directive" refers to any document that defines a
person's wishes when they are unable to do so.) - -Many medical offices ask
their patients if they have an advance directive. "Advance directive" is a
general term used to refer to several different forms including:
-A document in which a patient states how they wish to be treated in the
event they become incompetent
(A living will is completed by the patient and outlines their wishes for
treatment when they are unable to communicate those wishes.) - -What is a
living will?
1) A document distributing the patient's finances after death
2) A document that explains the patient's privacy rights
3) A document in which a patient states how they wish to be treated in the
event they become incompetent
4) A document in which a patient designates who should make healthcare
decisions for them if they are not able to do so
-Reference the patient record for any medical durable power of attorney
documents to determine if the caller is allowed to know this health
information.
(All patient communication is private. The documented durable power of
attorney states other individuals privileged to the patient information.) - -
The patient's sister-in-law calls the office to ask what medication the
physician prescribed for the patient. The medical assistant should:
1) place the call on hold and call the patient to confirm.
2) tell the caller to call the pharmacy.
3) enter the medication section of the patient record in order to provide the
requested information.
4) reference the patient record for any medical durable power of attorney
documents to determine if the caller is allowed to know this health
information.
-False
(Although it is suggested, not all patients decide to designate a medical
durable power of attorney.) - -True or False:
Every patient is required to have a documented medical durable power of
attorney.
16/40 Questions and Answers
Patient information
(A new patient completes a patient information form to provide necessary
patient demographics. The medical assistant then enters the information
provided into the patient record where it can used for multiple purposes.) - -
A patient usually completes which of the following forms during his or her
first visit at a medical office?
-True
(All medical assistants have the responsibility to be familiar with the Patient
Bill of Rights in order to ensure that those rights are honored by everyone
involved in patient care.) - -True or False:
A medical assistant has a responsibility to be familiar with all aspects of the
Patient Bill of Rights in order to ensure that patient rights are honored within
the medical office.
-Right to compensation in cases of malpractice
(The Patient Bill of Rights does not state that a patient has the right to
compensation in cases of malpractice.) - -Most individual states have passed
legislation defining a Patient Bill of Rights, based on the Federal Consumer
Bill of Rights and Responsibilities adopted in 1998. Which of the following is
not considered a component of patient rights?
-policies - -Medical office __________ and procedures should be reviewed to
ensure that all aspects of the Patient Bill of Rights are addressed.
-False
(The Patient Bill of Rights requires healthcare professionals to supply
information to patients in easy-to-understand language.) - -True or False:
The Patient Bill of Rights requires healthcare providers to supply information
to patients using medical terminology only.
-False
(A health care proxy is the advance directive that allows a patient to name
someone to make decisions about their medical care if they are unable to do
so.) - -True or False:
A living will is the advance directive in which a patient can indicate who
should make decisions about their medical care if they are not able to do so.
-True
, (The Patient Self-Determination Act requires healthcare providers to provide
information about advance directives to patients. It is the medical assistant's
responsibility to determine if a patient has an Advance Directive in place
and, if not, provide the proper resource.) - -True or False:
It is the medical assistant's responsibility to determine whether a patient has
an advance directive in place.
-DNR, living will, health care proxy
(The term "advance directive" refers to any document that defines a
person's wishes when they are unable to do so.) - -Many medical offices ask
their patients if they have an advance directive. "Advance directive" is a
general term used to refer to several different forms including:
-A document in which a patient states how they wish to be treated in the
event they become incompetent
(A living will is completed by the patient and outlines their wishes for
treatment when they are unable to communicate those wishes.) - -What is a
living will?
1) A document distributing the patient's finances after death
2) A document that explains the patient's privacy rights
3) A document in which a patient states how they wish to be treated in the
event they become incompetent
4) A document in which a patient designates who should make healthcare
decisions for them if they are not able to do so
-Reference the patient record for any medical durable power of attorney
documents to determine if the caller is allowed to know this health
information.
(All patient communication is private. The documented durable power of
attorney states other individuals privileged to the patient information.) - -
The patient's sister-in-law calls the office to ask what medication the
physician prescribed for the patient. The medical assistant should:
1) place the call on hold and call the patient to confirm.
2) tell the caller to call the pharmacy.
3) enter the medication section of the patient record in order to provide the
requested information.
4) reference the patient record for any medical durable power of attorney
documents to determine if the caller is allowed to know this health
information.
-False
(Although it is suggested, not all patients decide to designate a medical
durable power of attorney.) - -True or False:
Every patient is required to have a documented medical durable power of
attorney.
