Reference no: EM133294770

Assignment:

Question 1. A health care provider will be found to be the "apparent agent" of a facility if the facility makes a representation holding out the provider as its agent and the patient relies on that representation.

True

False

Question 2. Admission Agreements are rarely, if ever, considered contracts between the facility and the patient.

True

False

Question 3. From a risk management perspective, hospitals should make sure that admissions forms, such as Consent Forms, NICA Notice, and Teaching Hospital Notice, are signed.

True

False

Question 4. Under, Pope v. Winter Park Healthcare Group, Ltd., a hospital that uses an independent-contractor physician will eliminate 'respondeat superior' liability; however, the hospital will still be liable under a contract to provide medical care.

True

False

Question 5. Internally contradictory entries happens most frequently when:

a. Two separate flowsheets conflict

b. A flowsheet and a narrative note conflict

c. A flowsheet and an independent monitor conflict

d. All of the above

Question 6. A surgical consent form can never be used by a court to impose upon a hospital a duty to guarantee that the surgery in question is performed non-negligently.

True

False

Question 7. As a general matter, a patient who is non-verbal cannot have a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 15.

True

False

Question 8. A hospital should always treat all of its staff members as if they were competent "stars."

True

False

Question 9. An apparent agency claim requires a representation by the hospital holding out the doctor as the hospital's agent.

True

False

Question 10. In the era of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), reliance on flowsheets can be dangerous, at least from a risk management perspective.

True

False