MAST 1210 - Legal & Ethical Considerations in the Medical Office

Objectives:

1. Differentiate between scope of practice and standards of care.
2. Compare and contrast provider and medical assistant roles in terms of standard of care
3. Describe components of the Health Information 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 practice of a 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 legal and illegal applicant interview questions
10. Create resume
11. Practice interviewing skills.
12. Identify:
    1. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
    2. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
    3. Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)
13. Describe the process in compliance reporting:
    1. Unsafe activities
    2. Errors in patient care
    3. Conflicts of interest
    4. Incidents reports
14. Describe compliance with public health statutes:
    1. Communicable diseases
    2. Abuse, neglect, and exploitation
    3. Wounds of violence
15. 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

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, student will be able to define ethics and morals.

Objectives:

1. Distinguish between ethics and morals.
2. Differentiate between personal and professional ethics
3. Identify the effect of personal morals on professional performance
4. Develop a plan for separation of personal and professional ethics
5. Demonstrate appropriate response(s) to ethical issues
6. Demonstrate cultural diversity respect

1. Basics of Medical Law
   1. Sources of laws
   2. Administrative
   3. Contract
   4. Tort
   5. Informed consent
   6. Risk management
   7. Advance Directives
2. Personal and professional ethical conduct and behaviors
   1. AAMA Code of Ethics
3. Bioethics