DPT Professional Ethics & Healthcare Management 4

Question 1

A patient with limited English proficiency arrives for PT without an interpreter. The patient's bilingual adult child is present. The most appropriate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Postpone treatment until a certified medical interpreter can be arranged

Answer

Using family members as medical interpreters compromises informed consent and confidentiality; a certified medical interpreter is the ethically and legally appropriate standard.

Question 2

Which financial arrangement between a PT and a referring physician would MOST likely violate the Anti-Kickback Statute?

Accepted Answer

A PT paying a physician a per-referral fee to send patients to the clinic

Answer

Paying per-referral fees to physicians constitutes an illegal kickback that violates the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

Question 3

A PT is treating a patient who discloses active suicidal ideation with a specific plan. The PT's immediate ethical and legal obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Breach confidentiality and take immediate steps to ensure patient safety including contacting emergency services

Answer

Imminent risk of self-harm is a recognized exception to confidentiality; the PT must act immediately to protect the patient's life.

Question 4

The concept of distributive justice in healthcare resource allocation is BEST exemplified by which PT action?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring equitable access to PT services regardless of a patient's ability to pay

Answer

Distributive justice requires fair allocation of healthcare resources across all patient populations regardless of socioeconomic status.

Question 5

A PTA performs a treatment technique that the supervising PT did not delegate. The PT discovers this after the fact. Who bears primary ethical and legal responsibility?

Accepted Answer

The supervising PT, as they maintain overall responsibility for patient care

Answer

The supervising PT retains primary responsibility for all care provided under their supervision, including actions taken by the PTA.

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DPT Professional Ethics & Healthcare Management 4