CHL Healthcare Ethics and Regulations 4

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a kickback prohibited under the Anti-Kickback Statute?

Accepted Answer

A pharmaceutical company paying physicians to refer patients to their drugs

Answer

The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving anything of value to induce or reward referrals of federally reimbursed healthcare services.

Question 2

Informed consent is ethically valid only if the patient:

Accepted Answer

Has decision-making capacity, receives adequate information, and consents voluntarily

Answer

Valid informed consent requires that the patient has capacity, receives material information, understands it, and agrees without coercion.

Question 3

A healthcare organization's code of ethics primarily serves to:

Accepted Answer

Guide behavior and decision-making aligned with organizational values

Answer

A code of ethics establishes the values and behavioral expectations that guide staff in ethical decision-making within the organization.

Question 4

Which regulatory body oversees the Medicare and Medicaid programs and enforces compliance with related healthcare regulations?

Accepted Answer

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Answer

CMS administers Medicare and Medicaid and establishes and enforces conditions of participation for healthcare organizations.

Question 5

A surrogate decision-maker for an incapacitated patient should base decisions on the standard of:

Accepted Answer

Substituted judgment — what the patient would have wanted

Answer

The substituted judgment standard requires surrogates to make decisions based on the patient's known or inferred values and wishes.

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CHL Healthcare Ethics and Regulations 4