Medical Law and Ethics Content Areas X-XI

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CONTENT AREA X: Legal Implication s
Cognitive (Knowledge) X.C Legal Implications Psychomotor (Skills) X.P Legal Implications Affective (Behavior) X.A Legal Implications
  1. Differentiate between scope of practice and standards of care for medical assistants
  2. Compare and contrast provider and medical assistant roles in terms of standard of care
  3. Describe components of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  4. Summarize the Patient Bill of Rights
  5. Discuss licensure and certification as they apply to healthcare providers
  6. Compare criminal and civil law as they apply to the practicing medical assistant
  7. Define:
    1. negligence
    2. malpractice
    3. statute of limitations
    4. Good Samaritan Act(s)
    5. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
    6. living will/advanced directives
    7. medical durable power of attorney
    8. Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA)
    9. risk management
  8. Describe the following types of insurance:
    1. liability
    2. professional (malpractice)
    3. personal injury
  9. List and discuss legal and illegal applicant interview questions
  10. . Identify:
    1. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
    2. genetic information
    3. Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment (ADAAA)
  11. Describe the process in compliance reporting:
    1. unsafe activities
    2. errors in patient care
    3. conflicts of interest
    4. incident reports
  12. Describe compliance with public health statutes:
    1. communicable diseases
    2. abuse, neglect, and exploitation
    3. wounds of violence
  13. Define the following medical legal terms:
    1. informed consent
    2. implied consent
    3. expressed consent
    4. patient incompetence
    5. emancipated minor
    6. mature minor
    7. subpoena duces tecum
    8. respondent superior
    9. res ipsa loquitor
    10. locum tenens
    11. defendant-plaintiff
    12. deposition
    13. arbitration-mediation
    14. Good Samaritan laws
  1. Locate a state’s legal scope of practice for medical assistants
  2. Apply HIPAA rules in regard to:
    1. privacy
    2. release of information
  3. Document patient care accurately in the medical record
  4. Apply the Patient’s Bill of Rights as it relates to:
    1. choice of treatment
    2. consent for treatment
    3. refusal of treatment
  5. Perform compliance reporting based on public health statutes
  6. Report an illegal activity in the healthcare setting following proper protocol
  7. Complete an incident report related to an error in patient care
  1. Demonstrate sensitivity to patient rights
  2. Protect the integrity of the medical record

 

CONTENT AREA XI: Ethical Considerations
Cognitive (Knowledge) XI.C Ethical Considerations Psychomotor (Skills) XI.P Ethical Considerations Affective (Behavior) XI.A Ethical Considerations
  1. Define:
    1. ethics
    2. morals
  2. Differentiate between personal and professional ethics
  3. Identify the effect of personal morals on professional performance
  1. Develop a plan for separation of personal and professional ethics
  2. Demonstrate appropriate response(s) to ethical issues
  1. Recognize the impact personal ethics and morals have on the delivery of healthcare