AHIP Exam AHM-520 Topic 3 Question 72 Discussion

Actual exam question for AHIP's AHM-520 exam

Question #: 72
Topic #: 3

The theory of vicarious liability or ostensible agency can expose a health plan to the risk that it could be held liable for the acts of independent contractors. Factors that may give rise to the assumption that an agency relationship exists between a health plan and its independent contractors include:

ARequiring the providers to supply their own office space

BEmploying nurses and other healthcare professionals to support the physician providers

CRequiring providers to maintain their own medical records

DAll of the above

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Suggested Answer: B

by Latrice at Jul 30, 2023, 07:43 AM

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Kendra

12 days ago

Yep, D is definitely the right choice here. The health plan exerting that level of control over the independent providers would likely create an agency relationship.

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Son

14 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think it makes sense that if the health plan controls those aspects, they could be held liable.

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Justine

14 days ago

Hmm, I think the correct answer is D. All of the above. Those factors do suggest an agency relationship between the health plan and its independent contractors.

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