QME PREP CHAPTER 15 EXAM
NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
125 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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1. The Labor Code (and regulations) address the ____.: all of the answers.
2. Charges of fraud and abuse have been well publicized in the media,
along with some proven cases of highly unethical and illegal behavior
by a few physicians, clinics, or medical groups.: True
3. The treating physician's first responsibility is to the patient.: True
4. 4. The QME's first responsibility is to the patient, because there is a
patient-doctor relationship.: False
5. Treating physicians are also required to render opinions on medical
issues needed to determine eligibility for compensation.: True
6. The primary treating physician may choose to designate another
physician to prepare a patient's final permanent and stationary
evaluation.: True
7. A treating physician is required to complete a final report on all
medical issues necessary to determine the patient's potential eligibility
for benefits.: True
, 8. For DOI on or after 1/1/2005 the PTP final report must include the
information on the ___ form.: DFR
9. The PTP final P&S report is generated because of a dispute.: False
10. The QME report is generated because of a dispute.: True
11. The Doctor's First Report (DFR) is not reimbursed, separately. The
fee is included in the E/M code.: True
12. Which following report is not reimbursed separately?: DFR
13. Sexual history questions are not usually appropriate unless the claim
involves sexual harassment, sexual assault, or sexual battery.: True
14. If an injured worker refuses to release medical history or records, as
is their right, the issue must be litigated before ________.: the WCAB
15. All aspects of comprehensive med-legal evaluations, including taking
a medical history, must be directly related to medical issues in the
case.: True
16. Whenever possible, the physician should try to discuss the scope of the
exam with the injured worker prior to beginning the actual exam.:
True
17. The physician who signs the report must personally ____.: All the
answers.
18. In some cases, the physician may have an assistant make an initial
outline of the patient's history or take excerpts from prior medical records
to prepare the physician for personally taking a complete history or
summarizing the records.: True
19. The name, qualifications, and role of anyone involved in making
outlines or excerpts, in performing diagnostic tests, or in drafting the
report must be disclosed in the report.: True
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