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Criminal Aspects Of Health Care Exam Prep Ch.4

Chapter 4 Criminal Aspects of Health Care

Multiple Choice

1. Social harm defined and made punishable by law is a __________.

a. tort

b. fine

c. arraignment

d. crime

 

2. Offense generally punishable by less than one year in jail and/or a fine is a __________.

a. misdemeanor

b. misconduct

c. crime

d. felony

 

3. Serious crime generally punishable by one or more years of imprisonment in a state or federal penitentiary is a __________.

a. misdemeanor

b. malicious mischief

c. felony

d. false imprisonment

4. An individual may not be tried for a felony without indictment by a __________.

a. judge

b. prosecutor

c. police officer

d. grand jury

 

5. The instrument accusing the defendant of criminal conduct is the __________.

a. bill of particulars

b. subpoena

c. indictment

 

6. The formal reading of the accusatory instrument, including the setting of bail __________.

a. conference

b. grand jury hearing

c. prosecution

d. arraignment

 

7. __________ reckless disregard for the safety of others and the willful indifference to an injury that could follow is defined as a

a. tort

b. crime

c. fraud

d. criminal negligence

8. The Office of Inspector General, established in the Department of Health and Human Services in 1976, investigates cases of __________.

a. criminal mischief

b. Medicare and Medicaid fraud

c. petty theft

d. patient abuse

9. Conditioning the award of a contract on an under-the-table percentage payback to a public official who has the ability to influence who will be awarded the contract is known as a __________.

a. solicitation

b. arbitration

c. criminal negligence

d. kickback

10. Conferencing a case in an attempt to avoid a trial and reach an acceptable conclusion to the parties __________.

a. indictment

b. arraignment

c. plea-bargaining

d. deterrent to crime

11. A pharmacist who submits Medicaid claims for reimbursement on brand name medications rather than on the less expensive generic drugs actually dispensed is considered __________.

a. perjury

b. malpractice

c. wrongful kickback

d. fraud

12. The component of a crime that refers to the “guilty act” is __________.

a. res ipsa loquitur

b. actus reus

c. respondeat superior

d. mens rea

13. Intentional injection of a lethal dose of a medication by a nurse into a patient is __________.

a. fraud

b. manslaughter

c. murder

d. negligence

14. A __________ presents criminal cases to a grand jury

a. court clerk

b. defendant

c. judge

d. prosecutor

15. Detectives are assigned to cases when necessary to gather __________.

a. evidence

b. background related cases

c. legal case issues

d. policies, procedures

16. Prosecution of a crime generally begins with __________.

a. plea bargaining

b. arrest

c. preliminary conference

d. bail

17. The __________ Act prohibits physicians who have ownership interest or compensation arrangements with a clinical laboratory from referring Medicare patients to that laboratory.

a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

b. Ethics in Patient Referral

c. Public Health Services

d. Patient Protection and Affordable Care

18. If a person presents or causes to be presented a false claim to the government, for the purpose of getting the false claim paid by the government, he or she can be charged with violating the __________.

a. Anti-Kickback Statute

b. Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act of 1987

c. Patient Protection and Affordable Care

d. False Claims Act

19. To fight health care fraud in both the public and private sectors, Congress passed into law __________.

a. Fraud Act

b. FMLA

c. Whistleblower Protection Act

d. HIPPA

20. Beginning in 1989 and continuing into the 1990s, when the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs began to pass a series if acts specifically aimed at Physicians’ ethical practices, they were targeting __________.

a. having labs in their offices

b. not accepting Medicaid patients

c. forming boutique practices

d. self-referrals

21. If a health care provider shows reckless disregard for the safety of his patients and intentional indifference to any injury that could follow his act(s), he could be charged with or sued for __________.

a. assault

b. criminal negligence

c. tortious interference

d. civil negligence

22. Forcible administration of medication to a patient who doesn’t consent would be considered __________.

a. kidnapping

b. the health provider’s duty

c. fraud

d. patient abuse

23. When a health care facility comingles its funds with those of its patients, it violates its __________ with those patients.

a. debtor- creditor relationship

b. consent relationship

c. privilege relationship

d. fiduciary responsibility

24. Submission of multiple bills for single office visits is a __________.

a. fraud

b. perjury

c. criminal negligence

d. tort

25. The component of a crime that refers to the the “guilty mind” is __________.

a. actus reus

b. res judicata

c. mens rea

d. re ipsa loquitur

26. The intentional removal of life-support equipment can be considered the crime of __________.

a. petty theft

b. murder

c. battery

d. assault

27. When members of a hospital council governing body solicit and receive money for special consideration in awarding a project to an architectural firm on a building project, they could be convicted of __________.

a. negligence

b. mandamus

c. kickbacks

d. fulfilling his fiduciary responsibility

28. The __________ regulates the process for addressing violations of criminal law.

a. arraignment

b. arrest process

c. criminal indictment

d. criminal procedure

29. Upcoding medical supplies and equipment and billing for more expensive equipment than that delivered to patients are examples of __________.

a. tort

b. res ipsa loquitur

c. fraud

d. petty theft

30. The numerous scams in home care fraud are caused by the __________ in supervising services provided in the home,

a. ease

b. difficulty

c. reluctance

d. lack of enthusiasm

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Created Date:
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Chapter 4 Criminal Aspects Of Health Care
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George D. Pozgar

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