MAST 1201 - Ethical & Legal Practices in the Medical Office

Credit Hours: 2.00

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. 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)
11. Describe the process in compliance reporting:
    1. Unsafe activities
    2. Errors in patient care
    3. Conflicts of interest
    4. Incidents 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

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.

Outcome 3:  Upon completion of this course, student will be able to discuss emergency procedures.

Objectives: 

1. Discuss fire safety issues in an ambulatory healthcare environment.
2. Discuss fundamental principles for evacuation of a healthcare setting.
3. Identify critical elements of an emergency plan for response to a natural disaster or other emergency.
4. Recognize the physical and emotional effects on persons involved in an emergency situation.
5. Demonstrate self-awareness in resounding to an emergency situation.

1. Legal implications
2. Ethics and Morals
3. Emergency Procedures