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In each group of statements, match each term above with the definition below that best matches the term. Answers from each list are only used once.
(a) Subpoena
(b) Subpoena duces tecum
(c) Deposition
(d) Living will
(e) Durable power of attorney for health care
___c____ 1. Testimony given outside a courtroom
____d___ 2. An advance directive specifying a patient’s desired treatment if in
a terminal irreversible condition
____a___ 3. An order for an individual to appear in court
____e___ 4. An advance directive giving authority to an individual to make medical decisions for an incapacitated patient
____b___ 5. An order to produce medical records for trial use
(a) Offer and acceptance
(b) Legal subject matter
(c) Legal capacity
(d) Consideration
___a____ 6. The act or service to be performed is lawful
____c___ 7. Individual is an adult of sound mind
____d___ 8. One party agrees to do something, and another party also agrees
____b___ 9. Something of value is exchanged
(a) Implied consent
(b) Expressed consent
(c) Consent
(d) Informed consent
____b__ 10. To give approval for medical treatment
____d__ 11. Patient is given full information about medical condition, alternative treatments, and associated risks as well as potential benefits of each treatment.
____a__ 12. This consent is evidenced by the patient’s actions, that is, a patient opens her mouth when the physician asks her to do so.
___c___ 13. The patient either verbally or in writing communicates the desire to have medical treatment.
Exercise 4-1 True or False
Read the following statements and determine whether the statements are true or false.
T = true; F = false.
____F___1. The Hippocratic Oath is a legal doctrine that must be adhered to by all physicians.
____F___3. The Hippocratic Oath still influences medicine today.
____T___4. The Hippocratic Oath supports physician-assisted suicide.
____F___5. The Hippocratic Oath supports abortion.
____F___6. In the United States, abortion had not been legal until 1973.
____T___7. A miscarriage is also known as an induced abortion.
_____T__8. An organization’s code of ethics serves as a guideline for professional behavior.
____F___9. The AMA establishes law that governs the practice of medicine.
___T___10. The AMA may conduct a disciplinary hearing regarding a member’s conduct, even if the member is acquitted in a legal proceeding.
___T___11. An understanding of medical ethical issues can help a medical administrative assistant have empathy for patients.
____T__12. Abortion is defined as “termination of a viable pregnancy.”
___T___13. Executive orders can affect abortion counseling.
__F____14. A physician must perform an abortion if a patient requests it.
___T___15. Active euthanasia can be defined as “doing something that will cause a person’s death.”
Exercise 4-2 Ethical Conduct of Medical Administrative Assistants
Read each of the following examples involving medical administrative assistant conduct. Using the AAMA Code of Ethics and additional information at the AAMA website (
http://www.aama-ntl.org
Links to an external site.
) as a guide for ethical conduct, determine whether the conduct is ethical or unethical.
E = ethical; U = unethical.
___E____1. Shredding copies of a patient’s insurance form that are not needed
___U____2. Postponing handling records requests for patients who have not paid their bill until all other requests have been handled
___E____3. Volunteering at a blood drive in the community
____U___4. After seeing test results, informing a friend of another friend’s serious illness
___U____5. Sending medical records to a patient’s employer without the patient’s consent
____U___6. Conversing with a patient regarding his medical condition within earshot of a lobby full of patients
____E___7. Attending a regional conference for medical office personnel
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