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A Medicare-instituted method of hospital payment is A) HMO. B) DRG. C) PPO. D) EPO.

Medicare and Medicaid prohibit physicians from A) referring to services in which they have a financial interest or ownership. B) charging a reasonable fee for service. C) referring to rehabilitation or long-term care. D) ordering expensive tests.

Intentional torts include A) assault and battery. B) defamation. C) false imprisonment. D) all of the above.

Rights-based ethics emphasizes the A) individual rights of persons. B) rights of specific social and economic groups. C) duty of persons to adhere to laws. D) character traits of persons.

The purpose of the Drug Enforcement Administration is to A) enforce the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. B) ensure the safety of food items sold in the United States. C) regulate drug dealers. D) keep physicians from prescribing controlled substances.

Res judicata means A) the thing has been decided. B) let the master answer. C) borrowed servant doctrine. D) the thing speaks for itself.

The statute of limitations for a case begins to run A) when the injury occurs. B) 2 years after the injury. C) when the plaintiff sues the defendant. D) when the injury is discovered.

In applied ethics, medical professionals must apply moral standards for the purpose of A) implementing the best scientific information. B) helping the patient. C) practicing courtesy toward other professionals. D) addressing the interests of the patient’s family.

Conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, and congenital disorders of the newborn are often reported to government agencies in order to A) receive additional funding from insurance companies. B) maintain accurate public health statistics. C) receive funding through Medicare. D) prevent malpractice lawsuits.

The purpose of a cost/benefit analysis in relation to medical care is to A) justify the cost of a treatment as compared to the benefit. B) justify only the benefit of a treatment. C) provide an estimate of the cost of a treatment. D) make sure no one “falls through the cracks” for treatment.