Question: 1. Go to PowerofAttorney.com ( https://powerofattorney.com/medical-power-attorney/ ) to access a free printable medical (healthcare) power of attorney form from your state and another state. Compare

1. Go to PowerofAttorney.com (https://powerofattorney.com/medical-power-attorney/) to access a free printable medical (healthcare) power of attorney form from your state and another state. Compare the content of the forms and write a 1/2-page paper that discusses the similarities and differences between the documents. You may need to investigate state law that accompanies or supports the documents in question.

2. Use the link below to access minor consent to medical treatment laws for your state and another state of your choice. These laws, updated in 2013, can be found at http://www.ndaa.org/pdf/Minor%20Consent%20to%20Medical%20Treatment%20(2).pdf. Compare the laws of the two states and write a 1/2-page analysis of the similarities and differences. You should also discuss why there may be differences between the laws. As you investigate the laws, you may find additional laws have been added since the publication of the resource document used for this activity. You may also perform a web search for the state law number to access the actual law to determine if any updates have occurred.

3. Explore the Joint Commission website (www.jointcommission.org) with the specific goal of identifying information pertaining to permissible and prohibited abbreviations. Explain which abbreviations are permissible and which are prohibited according to the Joint Commission. Students should be able to explain why the abbreviations on the "do not use" list have been barred.


4. Visit the AHIMA site and utilize the AHIMA Body of Knowledge to conduct advanced searches that will provide articles about documentation principles and record retention. Record the words that you used to conduct your search. Compose a list of all 5 articles that the search returned. As an additional activity, you are to summarize one of the articles that they located.


5. Discuss situations in which minors may be legally permitted to consent to their own medical treatment. Should they be permitted to make their own treatment decisions in these cases?


6. How does a durable power of attorney for healthcare decisions (DPOA-HCD) differ from a POA or DPOA?


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