Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc 132 Unit 2 The Healthcare Environment 132 Chapter 7 Review and Assessment Chapter Summary Federal laws and statutes address the following aspects of healthcare: • Help ensure quality and accessible care to the elderly, poor, and disabled and provide the same quality of care for disabled people as for non- disabled people. • Protect individuals’ health information and minimize opportunities for healthcare fraud. • Prevent patient dumping. • Provide electronic resources for research endeavors. Multiple Choice 11. Which act creates the Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee? A. 21st Century Cures Act B. HITECH Act C. Mental Health Act D. Public Health Service Act 12. A physician specializing in sports medicine owns a physical therapy clinic. He refers patients only to his physical therapy business because he believes that it is the best one. He may have violated the _____. A. Commerce Clause B. False Claims Act C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act D. Stark Anti-Referral Law Vocabulary Matching 1. protects the confidentiality and security of healthcare information and helps control administrative costs 2. prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs run by federal agencies, employers, and contractors, and programs that receive federal financial assistance 3. ensures public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay 4. decreases the number of Americans who do not have health insurance and helps reduce the overall cost of healthcare 5. prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and government activities 6. prohibits individuals and businesses from submitting fraudulent claims for payment to the government 7. prohibits physician referrals of Medicare and Medicaid patients to health services in which the physician or an immediate family member has a financial interest 8. prohibits the exchange of anything of value in exchange for the award of federal healthcare program business 9. made the United States Public Health Service the primary division of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, which later became the Department of Health and Human Services 10. accelerates research into preventing and curing serious illnesses A. 21st Century Cures Act B. Americans with Disabilities Act C. Anti-Kickback Statute D. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act E. False Claims Act F. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act G. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H. Public Health Service Act I. Rehabilitation Act J. Stark Anti-Referral Law