Professional Conduct And Liability

Question * * pts A professional is a person who can perform a highly specialized task because of his or her special abilities, education, experience, and knowledge. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts An accountant's activities may have an impact on investors who exist outside the accountant's inner circle of clients, so for that reason, and others, accountants are regulated by the Government. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts One of the duties of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to investigate the information given to investors. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts Negligene or malpractice occurs whenever a professional fails to meet his or her duty of care. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts Attorneys are immune from criminal liability. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts When a patient enters the hospital, they automatically give general consent for the routine tests and procedures that are needed for diagnosis and treatment. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts The locality rule judges a healthcare provider's conduct on the basis of how other healthcare professionals in the same community would have acted in the same situation. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts To make sure that a patient has a right to see his or her records, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts A hospital can never be held liable for the torts of a physician unless that physician is an employee of the hospital. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question * Question * * pts Two legal theories which have been used to add the hospital to the list of defendants in a malpractice lawsuit are ostensible authority and negligent credentialing. Group of answer choices True False