Question 1

The two basic principles found to be in conflict in the Tarasoff case were confidentiality and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The Tarasoff case highlighted the conflict between the principle of confidentiality and the duty to protect potential victims, which is an aspect of beneficence, as it involves taking actions to prevent harm.

Question 2

The _________________ requires that healthcare providers refrain from acts of omissions that would foreseeably result in harm to others, especially in cases in which the individuals are particularly vulnerable to the risk.?

Accepted Answer

The harm principle requires that healthcare providers avoid actions or omissions that could foreseeably cause harm, especially to vulnerable individuals.

Question 3

In 1996 Congress enacted the ____________________ to encourage the use of electronic transmission of health information and provide new safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the information.?

Accepted Answer

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to encourage the use of electronic transmission of health information and to provide safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the information.

Question 4

From the vantage point of a _______________ perspective, the practice of patient confidentiality has been a mainstay of health care practice and forms one of the virtues one would expect from the "good practitioner."?

Accepted Answer

Virtue ethics focuses on the character and virtues of the moral agent, emphasizing traits like trustworthiness and confidentiality as essential to being a "good practitioner."

Question 5

Which of the following invasion of privacy issues usually deals with the unpermitted use of a person's name or likeness for another's benefit or advantage??

Accepted Answer

Misappropriation involves the unauthorized use of a person's name, likeness, or identity for commercial gain or advantage, which is a specific invasion of privacy issue.

Question 6

The allowance of unessential or lay personnel to be present during a surgical procedure or examination is a clinical example of: ?

Accepted Answer

Intrusion refers to the act of intruding into someone's private affairs, which in this context is allowing unessential personnel to be present during a private medical procedure.

Question 7

Common legal reporting requirements found in most American jurisdictions include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of these answers apply because child abuse, drug abuse, and blood transfusion reactions are all common legal reporting requirements found in most American jurisdictions.

Question 8

With regard to health records and legitimate access, which of the following is involved in level-two supportive services??

Accepted Answer

The answer of With regard to health records and legitimate...

Question 9

With regard to health records and legitimate access, which of the following is involved in level-three social services??

Accepted Answer

The answer of With regard to health records and legitimate...

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT considered a minimum standard set by institutional review boards??

Accepted Answer

Institutional review boards (IRBs) set standards to protect participants' privacy and confidentiality, and allowing public access to raw data would violate these principles.

Question 11

Match each item to the statement or question listed below
-Federal legislation designed to encourage the use of electronic transmission of health information (to assist in cost containment) and provide new safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the information

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match each item to the statement or...

Question 12

Match each item to the statement or question listed below
-If confidentiality is the professional duty, this is the legal right.

Accepted Answer

Privacy is the legal right that corresponds to the professional duty of confidentiality, ensuring that personal information is protected from unauthorized access.

Question 13

Match each item to the statement or question listed below
-A review of the appropriateness of care and the various types of patient care provided within an institution

Accepted Answer

Utilization review is the process of evaluating the appropriateness and efficiency of healthcare services provided to patients within an institution.

Question 14

Match each item to the statement or question listed below
-A research committee set up to examine the protocol design for research to ensure that the research conforms to appropriate standards for humans

Accepted Answer

An institutional review board (IRB) is a committee established to review and approve research involving human subjects, ensuring that the research conforms to ethical standards and regulations.

Question 15

Match each item to the statement or question listed below
-Used in cases where patient confidentiality places a vulnerable population or individual at risk; limits the practitioner's obligation to maintain confidentiality

Accepted Answer

The harm principle is used in cases where maintaining confidentiality could place a vulnerable population or individual at risk, thus limiting the practitioner's obligation to maintain confidentiality.

Question 16

Match each item to the statement or question listed below
-Access to the patient record is limited to those whose functions require the access

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match each item to the statement or...

Question 17

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality within health care from a utilitarian point of view.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write a defense for the principle of...

Question 18

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality within health care from a duty-oriented point of view.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write a defense for the principle of...

Question 19

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality from a virtue ethics point of view.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write a defense for the principle of...

Question 20

Explain and defend the court's decision in the Tarasoff case.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain and defend the court's decision in...

Quiz 5: Confidentiality and the Management of Health Care Information

The two basic principles found to be in conflict in the Tarasoff case were confidentiality and ____________________.

The _________________ requires that healthcare providers refrain from acts of omissions that would foreseeably result in harm to others, especially in cases in which the individuals are particularly vulnerable to the risk.?

In 1996 Congress enacted the ____________________ to encourage the use of electronic transmission of health information and provide new safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the information.?

From the vantage point of a _______________ perspective, the practice of patient confidentiality has been a mainstay of health care practice and forms one of the virtues one would expect from the "good practitioner."?

Which of the following invasion of privacy issues usually deals with the unpermitted use of a person's name or likeness for another's benefit or advantage??

The allowance of unessential or lay personnel to be present during a surgical procedure or examination is a clinical example of: ?

Common legal reporting requirements found in most American jurisdictions include which of the following?

With regard to health records and legitimate access, which of the following is involved in level-two supportive services??

With regard to health records and legitimate access, which of the following is involved in level-three social services??

Which of the following is NOT considered a minimum standard set by institutional review boards??

Match each item to the statement or question listed below -Federal legislation designed to encourage the use of electronic transmission of health information (to assist in cost containment) and provide new safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the information

Match each item to the statement or question listed below -If confidentiality is the professional duty, this is the legal right.

Match each item to the statement or question listed below -A review of the appropriateness of care and the various types of patient care provided within an institution

Match each item to the statement or question listed below -A research committee set up to examine the protocol design for research to ensure that the research conforms to appropriate standards for humans

Match each item to the statement or question listed below -Used in cases where patient confidentiality places a vulnerable population or individual at risk; limits the practitioner's obligation to maintain confidentiality

Match each item to the statement or question listed below -Access to the patient record is limited to those whose functions require the access

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality within health care from a utilitarian point of view.

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality within health care from a duty-oriented point of view.​

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality from a virtue ethics point of view.​

Explain and defend the court's decision in the Tarasoff case.

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality within health care from a duty-oriented point of view.

Write a defense for the principle of confidentiality from a virtue ethics point of view.