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QUESTION 21

Respondeat superior is also known as

		res ipsa loquitur
		vicarious liability
		mother superior
		corporate liability

QUESTION 22

A firm that provides service for employers and associations that have group insurance policies is called

		Medicare services
		Freelancers
		Mediators
		Third Party Administrator (TPA)

QUESTION 23

A law that ensures that employee benefit plans conform to a uniform body of law is called.

		HIPAA
		The ADA
		The Hill - Burton Act
		ERISA

QUESTION 24

Joint liability

		is an orthopedic matter
		Arises in cases dealing with the use of medical marijuana.
		Invloves both board and the community
		Involves the theory one person, or all persons, who caused harm can be equally liable for damages.

QUESTION 25

What type of consent is most commonly an issue in a medical malpractice case?

		Deathbed consent
		Express consent
		Informed consent
		Testamentary consent

QUESTION 26

Controversies about decisions to withhold certain life-prolonging procedures (e.g., artificial feeding) from incompetent, terminally ill patients occasionally make headlines. Which of the following is the best general summary of most courts' decisions in such cases?

		Foregoing such procedures is legally justifiable when they would have no apparent therapeutic benefit and the patient would not have wanted his condition prolonged.
		It is the courts' and medical professionals' responsibility to preserve life at almost any cost.
		It is for the spouse or closest relative to decide.
		The primary consideration is to preserve the ethical integrity of the medical profession.

QUESTION 27

Which of the following was not a "right to die" case?

		In re Quinlan
		Matter of Conroy
		Buck v. Bell
		Cruzan v. Director

QUESTION 28

Which of the following is not a required element of informed consent?

		Risks
		Alternatives
		Consequences of non-consent
		Insurance coverage

QUESTION 29

The process by which a hospital expands services includes

		Showing it is organized as a not-for-profit
		Serving a chartible purpose
		A CON (Certificate of Need)
		None of the above.

QUESTION 30

An Agent is

		A talent scout for executives
		used to dilute solutions
		one who has the power to act for and bind another
		free

Answer 1

Question 21) option b)

Respondeat superior is a legal doctrine under which a company and the company's management are held responsible for the action of an employee; the company and its management are therefore said to have vicarious liability for the actions of the employee

Q22) option d).

Third-party administrator (TPA) is an organization that processes insurance claims or certain aspects of employee benefit plans for a separate entity .

Q23) option d)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act- ERISA

Q24) option d)

Joint liability implies that each defendant is fully liable for the total amount of damages.

Like if a doctor and nurse are jointly liable for a patient's medical malpractice injuries.