Question

MetroPCS 10:23 AM gptc.blackboard.com 1. Differentiate between scope of practice and standards of care for medical assistants. (X.C.1) 2. Compare and Contrast provider and medical assistant roles in terms of standard of care. (X-C2) 3. Describe components of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). (X.C.3) 4. Summarize the Patient Bill of Rights. (X.C4) s. Discuss licensure and certification as they apply to healthcare providers. (X.C.5) 6. Compare criminal law and civil law (eg. Tort law) as they apply to the practicing medical assistant. (X.C.6) 7. Define: a. negligence, b. malpractice, c. statute of limitations, d. Good Samaritan Act (s), e. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, f. living will/advanced directives, g. medical durable power of attorney (DPOA), h. Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA), i. risk management. (x.C.7) s. Describe the following types of insurance: a. liability, b professional (malpractice), c. personal injury. (X.C.8)

Answer 1

1, Difference:
scope of practice:
The scope of practice is an activity for professionally designed under state law. it is an each state's nurses practice act. Standards of care also professional activity with the same training and with the same care situation by another professional like medical assistant or nursing assistant.
2. compare and contrast:
Standards of care are fewer criteria for job proficiency. Standards of care focus on a scope of how the care is provided to the patient and by whom? Standard of care from another person like medical assistance can cause medical negligence. Providers are legally authorized to interpret data or diagnose symptoms. But medical assistants typically may not perform this procedure. A medical assistant can do some procedures same like providers like measuring vital signs, changing wound dressing...medication administration only by topically or sublingually medical assistant can do, but providers can perform all types of medication administration.
3, The health insurance portability and accountability act is a federal law that needs employers to protect patient medical records as confidential. components of HIPAA to safeguard protected health information during storage, use, and disclosure, protects health insurance coverage and address the issues like pre-existing conditions, provisions of privacy and security of health information, need a unique identifier for providers.
4, Patient bill of rights goal to provide health services to all patients with confidential and outstanding health care. It focuses on teamwork to develop quality care. Patient bill of rights includes patient beliefs, cultural and spiritual values that respected by providers, complete understanding of their disease condition, complete assessment and management,knowing side effects of medication, risk of treatment, financial consideration about medical care, content of medical records and should be knowing, changing their providers, refusal of treatment, confident treatment disclosure and refusal of releasing information, be informed and participate consideration of ethical issues, can provide feedback on service they receive.