CPHRM Legal Issues 4

Question 1

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a hospital's obligation to a qualified individual with a disability includes:

Accepted Answer

Making reasonable accommodations unless they impose an undue hardship

Answer

The ADA requires reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, but not accommodations that would impose an undue hardship on the organization.

Question 2

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) must be queried by hospitals:

Accepted Answer

At initial credentialing and at least every two years for all practitioners with clinical privileges

Answer

Hospitals must query the NPDB when practitioners apply for clinical privileges and at least every two years for currently privileged practitioners (the continuous query option satisfies this).

Question 3

A statute of limitations in medical malpractice defines:

Accepted Answer

The timeframe within which a plaintiff must file a lawsuit

Answer

A statute of limitations sets the deadline by which a plaintiff must file a medical malpractice claim or be barred from bringing the lawsuit.

Question 4

Corporate negligence holds a hospital directly liable when it fails to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure appropriate care through proper credentialing, supervision, and safe facilities

Answer

The doctrine of corporate negligence imposes a direct duty on hospitals to maintain safe facilities, select competent staff, oversee patient care, and implement proper policies.

Question 5

When a risk manager receives a litigation hold notice, the correct response is to:

Accepted Answer

Immediately preserve all potentially relevant records and suspend routine destruction

Answer

A litigation hold requires immediate preservation of all potentially relevant documents and suspension of any routine destruction that might affect those materials.

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CPHRM Legal Issues 4