____________ prohibits and punishes certain conduct for the benefit of society.

Question 1 options:

Civil law

A duty

Criminal law

A right

Question 2(5 points)

What type of law developed on a case-by-case basis from court decisions?

Question 2 options:

Statutes

Legislation

Common law

Ordinances

Question 3(5 points)

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When can a case be settled?

Question 3 options:

During prelitigation

Before litigation begins

After litigation begins

Both before and after litigation begins

Question 4(5 points)

Arbitration and mediation are types of _______.

Question 4 options:

appeals

Alternative Dispute Resolution

prelitigation

preparation for testimony

Question 5(5 points)

Which of these is defined by a failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances?

Question 5 options:

Negligence

Liability

Malpractice

Proximate Causation

Question 6(5 points)

How is the standard of care modified for medical professionals?

Question 6 options:

It's not modified. Medical professionals are held to the same standard as all people.

It's modified to account for a basic level of medical knowledgethat applies to all medical professionals the same.

It's modified as designated inan employment contract for a medical professional.

It's modified to account for the special training and knowledge of the medical professional.

Question 7(5 points)

Types of malpractice include failure to diagnose, failure to inform of diagnosis, lack of informed consent, and which of these?

Question 7 options:

Medical professionals who make errors in treatment

Patients who do not follow aftercare treatment plans

Differing opinion on treatment from another medical professional

Negative outcomes of a standard treatment plan

Question 8(5 points)

A living will is a type of what?

Question 8 options:

Durable power of attorney

Advanced medical directive

Life-prolonging directive

Power of attorney

Question 9(5 points)

What is it called whena jury assigns percentages of fault to the healthcare personnel and to the patient?

Question 9 options:

Proximate causation

Contributory negligence

Assessment of risk

Comparative negligence

Question 10(5 points)

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Action prosecuted by the state is what type of law?

Question 10 options:

Common

Civil

Criminal

Contract

Question 11(5 points)

Assigning procedure codes based only on the information contained in a patient's medical record is a best practice in avoiding what?

Question 11 options:

Privacy violations

False claims and billing fraud

Copayment discrepancies

Medicare kickbacks

Question 12(5 points)

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What type of action is it whenthe victim is seeking money to compensate for damages caused?

Question 12 options:

Felony criminal prosecution

Contract action

Tort action

Misdemeanor criminal prosecution