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The students will:
1. Analyze the implications of law and ethics to the medical secretary
in a variety of health care settings.
2. Demonstrate the ability to act responsibly as the physician's
agent by listing fifteen legal responsibilities and solving fifteen
potential situations reflecting legal implications.
3. Define legal terminology as listed by the instructor.
4. State the three areas of governance of the Medical Practice Act
and the relationship of that document to medical office practice.
5. Know the circumstances necessary for revocation of the M.D. license.
6. List or state the regulations and accompanying MS/R office practices
defined by federal, state and local regulations regarding the
handling of:
A. Narcotics (Controlled Substances Act).
B. Treatment of minors.
C. Reporting of statistical and communicable disease information.
D. Collection practices.
E. Treatment of medical records.
F. Child abuse.
G. Consent.
7. Analyze behaviors which promote protection from legal actions.
8. State the common reasons for lawsuits and evaluate methods for
prevention.
9. State the MS/R role in obtaining informed consent and list the
components of informed consent.
10. Describe the components of a legal contract and distinguish between
expressed and implied contracts.
11. Identify situations violating confidentiality and propose solutions
for maintaining confidentiality.
12. Use problem-solving techniques to recognize and solve ethical
situations related to the MS/R role.
13. Define a given list of ethical terms.
14. Explain the meaning of the ethical code for medical assistants by
listing specific ethical behaviors in the medical office.
15. List five ethical issues pertaining to medical office practice and
argue the pros and cons of each.
16. List five ethical issues in modern medicine. Argue the pros and cons
of one.
17. State six patient's rights as defined by the American Hospital
Association.
18. Identify ten office practices common to the medical offices that
have ethical implications.
19. Reflect a professional approach and exhibit mutual respect for
individuals in the classroom. Be open to listening and understanding
other's opinions.
20. Discuss personal values and their relationship to decision making
in ethical situations.
21. Differentiate ethical from legal behaviors with 100% accuracy.
22. State or demonstrate ten principles of medical office safety.
23. List the three most common causes of fire in the medical office
and hospital.
24. Discuss environmental safety related to noise control and prevention
of common patient accidents.
25. Complete the above stated objectives with 70% accuracy in class
discussion, assignments, and essay and multiple choice tests.
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1. Aspects of Medical Law.
A. Legal terms.
B. Sources of law.
C. Law and the physician.
D. Legal relationship to patient.
1. standard of care
2. liability
3. contract, consent
4. confidentiality
E. Health care legal regulations.
1. public records
2. general liability
F. Medical records.
1. recording, documenting
2. maintenance
G. Employee guidelines.
H. MS/R legal responsibilities.
I. Malpractice prevention.
2. Aspects of Medical Ethics.
A. Ethical terms.
B. Historical codes.
C. Ethics applied to medical office practice.
D. Examining values and dilemmas.
E. Ethical behaviors and problems.
F. Confidentiality.
G. Patient's Bill of Rights.
H. MS/R Ethics and Code.
3. Safety in the Office.
A. Principles of safety.
B. Safe practice.
C. Environmental safety.
D. Legal implications.
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LAW AND ETHICS IN THE MEDICAL OFFICE by Lewis and Warden. F.A. Davis,
1988.
