Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

Exercise 15

Use your critical thinking skills to answer the questions that follow each of the case studies. Indicate whether each situation is a question of law, ethics, protocol, or etiquette.
You are employed as an assistant in an ophthalmologist's office. Your neighbor asks you to find out for him how much another patient was charged for an eye examination at the eye clinic that employs you. Your neighbor also asks you how much the patient was charged for his prescription eyeglasses (the eye clinic also sells lenses and frames).
Can you answer either of your neighbor's questions? Explain your answer.
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A physician employs you as a medical assistant. Another physician comes into the medical office where you work and asks to speak with your physician/employer.