Which of the following monitors risks associated with non physician personnel and with facilities under direct control of hospital administrators?
Risk management
Utilization review
Peer review
Quality assurance
Question 2
The doctrine of __________, also called ostensible agency, is an exception to the general rule that employers should not be legally exposed for the negligence of their independent contractors.
Torts
Apparent agency
Insurers
Standard of Care
Question 3
__________ liability allows a hospital to be held responsible in some situations for the negligent acts of the doctors that practice medicine under its roof, not because the hospital itself somehow acted negligently, but rather because the doctor is an agent of the hospital.
Tort
Vicarious
Negligent
Practice
Question 4
Under the law of torts, the ________________ is key both to the provision of high-quality health care and to legal claims that a health professional's, hospital's, or managed care organization's negligence in rendering medical care resulted in injury or death.
Right to Life
Patient Rights
Standard of Care
Reasonable Person Concept
Question 5
Which agency is best known for its review and accreditation of hospitals?
Joint Commission
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
Utilization Review Accreditation Commission
