CMT Medical Law and Ethics 2

Question 1

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) primarily protects:

Accepted Answer

Patient health information privacy

Answer

HIPAA establishes national standards for protecting the privacy and security of patients' protected health information (PHI).

Question 2

Informed consent requires all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Guarantee of a successful outcome

Answer

Informed consent requires explanation, risks, benefits, and alternatives, but never a guarantee of outcome.

Question 3

A patient's right to make decisions about their own medical care is known as:

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Autonomy is the ethical principle that recognizes a patient's right to self-determination in healthcare decisions.

Question 4

An advance directive is a legal document that:

Accepted Answer

Specifies healthcare wishes if the patient becomes incapacitated

Answer

An advance directive documents a patient's healthcare preferences for situations when they cannot communicate their wishes.

Question 5

The ethical principle of 'nonmaleficence' means:

Accepted Answer

Do no harm

Answer

Nonmaleficence is the principle of 'primum non nocere'—first, do no harm.

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