Healthcare Law and Ethics Flashcards
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The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving anything of value to:
Answer: Induce or reward referrals of federal healthcare program business
The Anti-Kickback Statute makes it illegal to exchange anything of value to induce or reward patient referrals or generate federal healthcare program business.
What is the primary purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
Answer: Protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects
An IRB reviews and monitors biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects to protect their rights, welfare, and well-being.
Which concept requires that similar cases be treated similarly in resource allocation decisions?
Answer: Formal justice
Formal justice holds that equals should be treated equally and that allocation decisions should be made on consistent, relevant criteria.
A healthcare executive discovers a billing compliance violation. The FIRST step should be to:
Answer: Conduct an internal investigation and document findings
The appropriate first step upon discovering a potential compliance violation is to conduct a thorough internal investigation and document all findings before taking further action.
Informed consent in healthcare requires that patients receive:
Answer: Information about diagnosis, treatment options, risks, benefits, and alternatives
Valid informed consent requires disclosure of diagnosis, proposed treatment, material risks and benefits, alternatives, and the right to refuse.
The OIG's Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) are typically entered into as a result of:
Answer: Settlements of federal healthcare fraud and abuse investigations
CIAs are compliance agreements between the OIG and healthcare providers settling investigations of federal healthcare fraud or abuse.