What is assisted suicide and what states in the U.S. allow it?
Answer: Oregon is the only state that by law allows physicians to Rx (prescribe) a lethal dose of medications when asked by a terminally ill patients,
Law 101
- What is the uniform anatomical gift act?
- According to the lecture what are the psychological aspects of dying?
- What is increased when medication dosages are increased due to increased suffering?
- With regards to suffering in dying medications are given for?
- What is the patient self determination act?
- How many states have legislations allowing decisions about death such as living wills and advanced directives?
- What is a durable power of attorney for health care?
- What are the roles of the healthcare provider when dealing with controversial topics?
- What are the 5 considerations as to when life begins?
- What are the ethical issues surrounding sterilization?
- What are the guidelines for collection?
- According to the truth in lending act where should copies of the agreement between the doctor and the patient be kept?
- Who owns the information in the medical record?
- Written consent must be obtained before putting any client information on the net.
- The medical record is:
- The PIE method of charting includes:
- How is the problem identified in a POMR?
- A problem oriented medical record is based on?
- What is the purpose of medical records?
- How long should the office keep anything that has to do with dealings of medicare?
- The final rule proposed by DHHS includes:
- What did HIPAA establish?
- True or false: it is permissible to give appointment information over the phone to anyone other than the patient.
- What are consents?