PAR Advance Directives and Patient Consent

Question 1

What is an advance directive?

Accepted Answer

A legal document expressing a patient's healthcare wishes if they become unable to make decisions

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A billing document submitted to insurance prior to service

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A hospital policy outlining treatment protocols for emergency cases

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A physician's standing order for routine patient care

Question 2

Which federal law requires hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid to inform patients of their rights regarding advance directives upon admission?

Accepted Answer

PSDA (Patient Self-Determination Act)

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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

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EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act)

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ACA (Affordable Care Act)

Question 3

What does a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order specify?

Accepted Answer

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should not be attempted if the patient's heart or breathing stops

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The patient refuses all medical treatment while hospitalized

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The patient wishes to be transferred to a different facility if their condition worsens

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The patient declines surgical intervention under any circumstances

Question 4

What is a living will?

Accepted Answer

A written statement detailing the medical treatments a patient wants or does not want under specific conditions

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A financial document directing how a patient's assets should be distributed after death

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A type of health insurance policy that covers end-of-life care costs

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A contract between a patient and physician outlining ongoing care responsibilities

Question 5

What is the primary role of a Patient Access Representative (PAR) when a patient arrives without an advance directive?

Accepted Answer

Provide the patient with written information about their right to create an advance directive

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Refuse admission until the patient completes an advance directive

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Contact the patient's next of kin to create one on the patient's behalf

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Notify the attending physician that no advance directive exists before treatment begins

Question 6

A Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare (DPOA-HC) allows a designated agent to:

Accepted Answer

Make legally binding healthcare decisions on behalf of an incapacitated patient

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Manage the patient's financial accounts and medical billing during hospitalization

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Override a physician's treatment recommendations regardless of the patient's condition

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Access the patient's medical records without HIPAA authorization

Question 7

When must a hospital document in a patient's medical record that advance directive information was provided?

Accepted Answer

Upon admission, as required by the Patient Self-Determination Act

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Only if the patient requests documentation

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At every subsequent visit after the initial admission

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Only when a patient has an existing advance directive on file