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14 Cards in this Set
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Abandonment |
The withdrawal of protection or support; in medicine, to discontinue medical care without proper notice after accepting a patient |
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Act |
The formal action of a legislative body; a decision or determination of a sovereign state, a legislative council, or a court of justice |
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Arbitration |
A type of alternative dispute resolution that provides parties to a controversy with a choice other than going to court for resolution of a problem. Arbitration is eith court ordered to resolve a conflict, or the two sides select an impartial third party, known as arbitrator, and agree in advance to comply with the arbitrators award. The arbitrators decision is usually final. |
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Assault |
An intentional attempt to cause bodily harm to another; a threat to cause harm is an assault if it is combined with a physical action so that the victim could reasonably assume there would be an assault |
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Battery |
An intentional act of contact with another that causes harm or offends the individual being touched or injured |
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Contributory negligence |
A law that recognizes there may be some instances in which the individual contributes to the injury or condition; the injury or condition is partly due to the individuals own unreasonable action |
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Damages |
Money awarded by a court to an individual who has been injured through the wrongful conduct of another party. Damages attempt to measure in financial terms the extent of harm the victim has suffered. Harm may be an actual physical injury but can also be damage to property or the individuals reputation. |
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Defendant |
A person required to answer in a legal action or suite; in criminal cases, the person of a crime |
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Due process |
A fundamental constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair; that one will be given notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before the government acts to take away life, liberty, or property; a constitutional guarantee that a law will not be umreasonable or arbitrary. |
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Emancipated minor |
A person under the age of majority who has been legally seperated from his or her parents by the courts. The persi. Is responsible for his or her own care |
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Expert witnesses |
People who provide testimony to a court as experts in certain fields or subjects to verify facts presented by one or both sides in lawsuit. They typically are compensated and used to refute or disprove the claims of one party |
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Guardian ad litem |
An individual who is assigned by the court to be legally responsible for protecting the well-being and interests of a ward, typically a minor or a person who has been declared legally incompetent |
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Healthcare clearinghouses |
Business that receive healthcare transactions from healthcare providers, translate the data from a given format into one acceptable to the intended payer, and forward the processed transaction to designated payers. They include billing services, community health information systems, and private network providers or "value-added" networks that facilitate electronic data interchanges |
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Implied contract |
A contract that lacks a written record or verbal agreement but is assumed to exist. |
Ex: if a patient is being seen in a physician's office for the first time, it is assumed that the patient will provide a comprehensive and accurate health history and that the provider will diagnose and treat the patient in good faith to the best of his or her ability. |
