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| ______ ______ is internal controls of a profession based on human values or moral principles. |
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| __________ is ethical controversaries brought about by advances in biology and medicine. |
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| _________ is systematic study of _______ and __________ of human conduct and character as known by natural reason. |
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| Ethics, rightness and wrongness |
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| ________ are regulations established by a government applicable to a certain group of people. |
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| ______________ is a profession's statement of _________ and __________ behavior. |
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| Code of Ethics, acceptable and unacceptable |
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| _______________ is practice behaviors defined by members of a profession and provides the technologist with a detailed explicit, operational blueprint of norms/expectations of professional conduct. |
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| Standards of Professional Conduct |
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Science asks, ________?
Law asks, ________?
Morality asks, _________ |
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Science asks, Can We
Law asks, May we
Morality asks, Should We |
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| Practice Standard, Standard One: Assessment - ___________________ about the patient and procedure. |
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| Practice Standard, Standard Two: Analysis/Determination - __________ obtained information, __________ action plan. |
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| Practice Standard, Standard Three: Patient Education - Technologist _____________ about procedure to patient, significant others, and health care providers. |
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| Practice Standard, Standard Four: Implementation - implements ___________. |
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| Practice Standard, Standard Five: Evaluation - Have the ______ of the action plan been achieved? |
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| Practice Standard, Standard Six: Implementation - Deploys _________ action plan |
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| Practice Standard, Standard Seven: Outcome measurement - _____________ the outcome of the procedure. |
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| Practice Standard, Standard Eight: Documentation - document quality assurance _______________. |
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| _____________________: manners and attitudes toward patients, generally accepted by practitioners |
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| In a dilemma there are four components to proceed, what are they? |
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| Identify the problem, develop alternative solutions, selecting the best solution, defending your selection. |
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| A set of principals that tell us what actions are right or wrong is what? |
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| What evaluates rightness or wrongness of an ethical decision by assessing the consequences of these decisions on the patient? |
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| What goes beyond consequences that exist to determine if a behavior is right or wrong? |
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| Lying to a patient if you believe it might benefit the patient but caution against it because it generally is considered morally wrong? |
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| Rights are a _________________ that an individual can make on others or on a society |
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| Rights carry with them a corresponding duty that is placed on someone. What are the two types of rights? |
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| _________ are claims that have a foundation in legal principals and rules. |
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| ____________ are claims that are justified by moral principals and rules. |
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| These are a universal guide to actions from basic moral truths that should be respected unless a morally compelling reason exists not to do so. |
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| Actions that benefit others |
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| equitable or fair conduct in dealing with others |
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| Acting with personal self reliance (respecting independence of other persons) |
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| Telling the truth is _______. Being truthful is _______. |
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| ___________: trait of character that is socially valued, such as a courage. |
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| Virtue Based Ethics - ethical theory that emphasizes the agents who perform actions and make choices; ___________________ form the framework of this ethical theory. |
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| Purpose of the health records is for _______________ among all health care providers involved. |
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| Health Information are stored in three forms. What are they? |
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| hard copy, microfilm, or computerized |
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| Coding of _________ and ______________ is of upmost importance |
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| What is a radiology report? |
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| Payment system of diagnosis, universal statistical classification system for coding and reporting diagnosis and procedure based off DRG. |
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| When you make a mistake writing the patient history what do you do? |
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| Draw a SINGLE LINE through the error and write error, date, record the correct info, and initial. |
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| _____________ confidentiality of health record by turning monitors, using screen savers, and hide patient info during exam. |
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| Should patient records be shared, even though the patient should have access? |
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| in the majority of cases, the radiologist never sees your patient but yet he/she is responsible for a diagnosis based off of the information he/she receives from you. This includes what? |
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| Radiographs/patient history. |
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| What should you ask when getting patient information/history? |
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| What their cheif complaint is, how long have they been experiencing symptoms, previous surgeries to the area of interest. |
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| When asking if females are pregnant and they say no, what should you write? |
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| Patient stated not pregnant |
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| Person's Self reliance, independence, rights, privacy, individual choice, freedom of the will, and the self contained ability to decide |
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| articulated statement of role morality as seen by the members of a profession |
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| beliief that the worth of actions is determined by their ends or consequences' actions are right or wrong according to the balance of their good and bad consequences |
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| situations requiring moral judgment between two or more equally problem fraught alternatives; two or more competing moral norms are present, creating a challenge about what to do |
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| gross violation of commonly held standards of decency or human rights |
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| bodies of systematically related moral principles used to resolve ethical dilemmas |
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| systematic study of rightness and wrongness of human conduct and character as known by natural reason |
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| ethical reflections that emphasize an intimate personal relationship value system that includes such virtues as sympathy, compassion, fidelity, discernment, and love |
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| strict observance of promises or duties, loyalty and faithfulness |
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| equitable fair or just conduct in dealing with others |
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| The process of ethical analysis generally contains the following four components: |
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identify the problem
develop alternative solutions
selecting the best solution
defend the solution |
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| What is the classification system of patients current procedural terminology evaluation and management codes, and procedure codes, age, sex, and visit disposition, used for reimbursement for health care provided in the hospital outpatient setting |
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| APC (Ambulatory Patient Classifications |
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| Diagnosis Related Groups, system that categorizes into payment groups patients who are medically related with respect to diagnosis and treatment and statistically similar with regard to length of stay |
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| What does HFAP stand for? |
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| Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program |
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| universal statistical classification system for coding and reporting diagnoses and procedures |
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| Prospective Payment System, system for medicare patients by which a predetermined level of reimbursement is established before the services are provided |
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| What does RHIAs stand for? |
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| Registered Health Information Admministrators |
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| any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury on the person of another, when coupled with the apparents present ability to do so, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm |
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| any unlawful touching of another that is without justification or excuse |
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| failure to do something that a reasonable person guided by the oridnary considerations that ordinarily regulate human affairs would do or the doing of something that a reasonable and prudent person would not do |
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| meaning "the thing speaks for itself" |
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| What is the respondant superior |
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| the supervisor or employer may be liable in certain vases for the wrongful acts of employees or subordinates |
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| private or civil wrong or injury, other than breach of contract, for which the court provides a remedy in the form of an action for damages |
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| Standards set by individuals or groups of individulas |
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| internal controls of a profession based on human value or moral principles |
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| Justified claim that an individual can make on individuals, groups or society |
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| its duties include: coding of diagnoses and operative procedures, quality managment and performance improvement, appropriate release of medical information |
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| Health Information Management Department (Medical Records) |
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| A comprehensive list of medicacl terms and codes of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures used for physician reimbursement |
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| CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) |
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| The prospective payment system is based on this |
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| DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) |
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| Standard one of the practice standards which entails collective pertinent data about the patient and procedure |
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| This is necessary for an invasive procedure and must be done by a physician or RPA |
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| What is a civil violation? |
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| restraining by force or threat of force |
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| defamation by the use of spoken word |
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| When a patient's body has been improperly or unnecessarily exposed or touched |
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| may be stored in computerized, hard copy or microfilm formats |
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| written or published comments or pictures that defile a patient |
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| conduct by the plaintiff which is below the standard to which the person is legally required to conform for his/her own protection |
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| failure to meet the standard of care by a professional that results in the harm to another |
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| employer is responsible for the legal consequences of the acts of the employee while he/she acts within the scope of his/her employment |
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| an employee is temporarily under the control of another |
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| the physician or the facility is responsible for the negligent acts of its employees (substitute) |
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| T/F Radiology Reports become part of the patient’s permanent health record |
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| T/F The standard of care is the degree of proficiency, knowledge and care that is ordinarily possessed and used by members in good standing within the profession. |
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| T/F Outpatients requiring a copy of their x-rays must sign a release form. |
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| T/F Radiologic Technologists should not write in the patient chart. |
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| T/F A tort is a criminal violation |
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| T/F An unlawful touch is considered battery. |
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| right to know and participate in his own healthcare |
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| "Let the master answer!" the employer is vicariously liable for the employer |
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| Statistically similar patient group |
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| tort allegation arising from comments made by the technologist before or during the exam where the patient fears for expects bodily harm is |
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All of the following are true regarding a patient’s record except:
a. the hospital has the right to prohibit patient access (the patient does not have this right if it’s not in the best interest of the patient, IE mental health issues)
b. inpatients may examine their health record at any time (information should not be shared without the physician because of possible misinterpretation)
c. the healthcare facility may charge for a copy of the medical record
d. health information should be restricted to the extent necessary to carry out legitimate purpose. |
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Which one of the following was not a function of the Schloendorf vs. Society of New York Hospital Law?
a. encourages health care providers to consider decisions carefully
b. protects the patient’s status as a human being
c. protect physician’s autonomy (it’s meant to protect the PATIENT’S autonomy)
d. fosters rational decision making by the patient |
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A radiology report must include all of the following except:
a. results of the procedure
b. name of the study
c. evaluation or treatment of the patient
d. physician’s order (it may include the order, but it is not required)
e. description of services received |
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| What are the 4 elements that must be proven for the plaintiff to recover damages for alleged negligence? |
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1. Duty expected by the radiographer (standard of care)
2. Breach of duty by acting or failing to act (deviation from the standard of care)
3. Cause of injury due to the radiographer’s negligence
4. Causal relationship between injury and breach of duty (there was an implied contract) |
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| Standard set by individuals or groups of individuals |
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| Use of moral principles as a basis for defending a chosen path of action in resolving an ethical dilemma |
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| A systematic study of rightness and wrongness of human conduct and character as known by natural reason. |
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| Internal controls of any profession based on human values or moral principles |
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| Generally accepted customs, principles, or habits of right living and conduct in a society and the individual’s practice in relation to these. |
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| Joint Commision’s Required Review Functions: |
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a. Efficacy
b. Appropriateness
c. Availability
d. Timeliness
e. Effectiveness
f. Continuity
g. Safety
h. Efficiency
i. Respect and caring |
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