HSA-515 Midterm The Office of Inspector General, established in the Department of Health and Human Services in 1976, investigates cases of Answer • Question 2 5 out of 5 points Conditioning the award of a contract on an under-the-table percentage payback to a public official who has the ability to influence who will be awarded the contract • Question 3 5 out of 5 points Conferencing a case in an attempt to avoid a trial and reach an acceptable conclusion to the parties • Question 4 The elderly are especially vulnerable to abuse and neglect in a health care setting. In light of witnessing a dramatic increase in the numbers of abuse cases, especially in nursing homes, this Act was passed. • Question 5 5 out of 5 points When members of a hospital council governing body solicit and receive money from architects on a building project, they would be convicted of • Question 6 5 out of 5 points Offense generally punishable by less than one year in jail and/or a fine Answer • Question 7 5 out of 5 points Each party to a contract must give up something of value in exchange for something of value. This is known as • Question 8 5 out of 5 points A special kind of agreement, either written or oral, that involves legally binding obligations between two or more parties is a Answer • Question 9 5 out of 5 points A mistake in law permits • Question 10 5 out of 5 points If a contract is to be considered valid, an offer must be Answer • Question 11 5 out of 5 points When a party to a contract has breached the contract and refuses to or cannot perform, the general rule is that the law will attempt to • Question 12 5 out of 5 points A contract with a firm of anesthesiologists that requires that all anesthesia services for a hospital- patients be performed by that firm • Question 13 5 out of 5 points Knowing that a danger exists and voluntarily accepting the risk by taking a chance and exposing oneself to it Answer Selected Answer: assumption of a risk Correct Answer: assumption of a risk • Question 14 5 out of 5 points A formal objection by one of the parties of a lawsuit that the evidence presented by the other party is insufficient to support a suit • Question 15 5 out of 5 points Evidence what another person has said • Question 16 5 out of 5 points A motion that asks a court to rule that there are no facts in dispute and that the rights of the parties can be determined as a matter of law, on the basis of submitted documents, without the need for a trial • Question 17 5 out of 5 points The sworn statement made by a witness before a trial that can be used as evidence in court • Question 18 5 out of 5 points Individual whose testimony is required because he or she is a specialist in a particular field of knowledge • Question 19 5 out of 5 points A committee of the governing body responsible for reviewing and overseeing the financial affairs of the organization • Question 20 5 out of 5 points Not-for-profit health care facilities are usually exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the • Question 21 5 out of 5 points Corporate authority that is derived from statutes • Question 22 5 out of 5 points The 1965 benchmark case in the health care field that had a major impact on the liability of hospitals and physicians Answer • Question 23 5 out of 5 points As far as a duty to care is concerned, a corporation is treated Answer Selected Answer: • Question 24 5 out of 5 points A committee of the governing body responsible for overseeing the preparation of capital budgets for future years, expansion programs, and acquisition of major equipment • Question 25 5 out of 5 points Describe how healthcare providers should structure financial arrangements in order to be exempt from prosecution by the Department of Justice and the FTC.