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Official Course Syllabi 2018-2019
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| Credit Hours: 1.50 (1.5 contact hrs) This course focuses on scope of practice, the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), patient rights, criminal and civil law, interviewing, compliance reporting, public health statuses, legal terms, ethics, and morals. Center Campus. Corequisites: MAST-1200 MAST-1220 MAST-1230 HLND-1015 Prerequisites: None OUTCOMES AND
OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, student will be able to discuss legal implications in the medical office. Objectives: - Differentiate between scope of practice and standards of care.
- Compare and contrast provider and medical assistant roles in terms of standard of care
- Describe components of the Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Summarize
the Patient Bill of Rights
- Discuss licensure and certification as they apply to healthcare providers
- Compare criminal and civil law as they apply to the practice of a medical assistant
- Define:
- Negligence
- Malpractice
- Statute of limitations
- Good Samaritan Act(s)
- Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
- Living will/advanced directives
- Medical durable power of attorney
- Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA)
- Risk
management
- Describe the following types of insurance:
- Liability
- Professional (malpractice)
- Personal injury
- List legal and illegal applicant interview questions
- Create resume
- Practice interviewing skills.
- Identify:
- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
- Americans with
Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)
- Describe the process in compliance reporting:
- Unsafe activities
- Errors in patient care
- Conflicts of interest
- Incidents reports
- Describe compliance with public health statutes:
- Communicable diseases
- Abuse, neglect, and exploitation
- Wounds of violence
- Define the following medical legal terms:
- Informed consent
- Implied consent
- Expressed consent
- Patient incompetence
- Emancipated minor
- Mature minor
- Subpoena duces tecum
- Respondent superior
- Res ipsa loquitor
- Locum tenens
- Defendant-plaintiff
- Deposition
- Arbitration-mediation
- Good Samaritan laws
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, student will be able to define ethics and morals. Objectives:
- Distinguish between ethics and morals.
- Differentiate between personal and professional ethics
- Identify the effect of personal morals on professional performance
- Develop a plan for separation of personal and professional ethics
- Demonstrate appropriate response(s) to ethical issues
- Demonstrate cultural diversity respect
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
| - 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
| - The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
| - 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
| - The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
| COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Basics of Medical Law
- Sources of laws
- Administrative
- Contract
- Tort
- Informed consent
- Risk management
- Advance Directives
- Personal and professional ethical conduct and behaviors
- AAMA Code of Ethics
- Bioethics
Primary Faculty Domanke-Nuytten,
Donna Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Roose, Diane Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088 Add to Favorites (opens a new window)
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Which of the following is the appropriate way for the medical assistant working?
HIPAA
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Which of the following is the appropriate way for the medical assistant working in a physician's office to leave a message for patients at their place of employment? | Leave a message that the patient's doctor's office is calling |
____ refers to a lawful act that is done incorrectly. | |
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Which of the following is an administrative responsibility of a medical assistant?
In an administrative setting, the duties of a medical assistant can include the handling of patient records, dealing with phone calls, and scheduling appointments. These all require excellent listening and communication skills, as much of the information that's given to patients will likely come from the assistant.
Which of the following is a duty of the clinical medical assistant?
Clinical Duties (may include, but not limited to): Taking medical histories. Explaining treatment procedures to patients. Preparing patients for examinations.
What policy should all offices follow regarding documentation quizlet?
What policy should all offices follow regarding documentation? If it is not written down, then it wasn't done.