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53 Cards in this Set
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Abandoment
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Withdrawl by a physician from a contractual relationship with a patient without proper notification.
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Advance Directive
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Hospitalized patients right to terminate treatment: Self-Determination Act of 1991
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Appeal
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Process by which higher court reviews the decision of a lower court.
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Assault
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The unauthorized attempt to threaten or touch another person without consent.
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Battery
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The physical touching of a patient without consent.
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Bench Trial
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A trial in which no jury is present, judge hears case and renders verdict.
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Bioethics
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Moral issues that affect a patients life.
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Bioethics
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Moral issues that affect a patients life.
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Blood-Borne Pathogens
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OSHA regulated.
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Breach
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An infraction, such as a breach of contract, in which the agreed upon terms are violated.
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Certification
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A voluntary process regulated through a professional organization, standards for certification are set by the organization.
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Civil Law
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A branch of law outlined in the constitution.
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Common Law
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Traditional laws outlined in the constitution.
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Comparative Negligence
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A percentage of damage awards based on the contribution of negligence between 2 parties.
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Confidentiality
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Protection of patient data from unauthorized personnel.
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Consent
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An agreement between a patient and physician to do a given medical procedure.
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Contract
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An agreement between 2 or more parties for a given act.
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Contributory Negligence
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A defense strategy in which the defendant admits to negligence but claims that the plaintiff assisted in promoting the damages.
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Damages
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The resulting injury or suffering that resulted from negligence.
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Defamation of Character
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Malicious or false statements about a persons character or reputation.
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Defendant
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The accused party in a lawsuit.
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Deposition
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A process in which one party questions another party under oath.
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Durable Power of Attorney (POA)
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An arrangement that gives the patients representative the ability to make health care decisions for the patient.
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Duress
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The act of compelling or forcing someone to do something that they do not want to do.
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Emancipated Minor
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A person under age of majority but married or self-supporting.
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Ethics
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Guidelines for the moral behavior that are enforced by peer groups.
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Expert Witness
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A professional who testifies on the standard of care in a trial.
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Expressed Consent
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Statement of approval from the patient for the physician to perform an given procedure after the patient has been educated about risks and benefits of the procedure also referred to as Informed Consent.
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Expressed Contracts
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Formal agreements between 2 or more people.
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Fee Splitting
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Sharing fees for the referral of patients to certain colleagues.
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Fraud
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A deceitful act with the intention to conceal the truth.
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Implied Consent
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An informal agreement from the patient to perform a given task.
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Implied Contract
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Contracts between physician and patient not written but assumed by the actions of the parties.
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Informed Consent
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Statement of approval from the patient for the physician to perform an given procedure after the patient has been educated about risks and benefits of the procedure also referred to as Expressed Consent.
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Intentional Tort
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An act that takes place with malice and intent to cause harm.
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Legally Required Disclosure
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Reporting of certain events to governmental agencies without patients consent.
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Libel
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Written statements that damage a persons character or reputation.
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Licensure
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Is regulated by laws, such as medical practice acts, and nursing practice acts.
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Litigation
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Process of filling or contesting a lawsuit.
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Locum Tenens
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A substitute physician
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Malpractice
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An action by a professional health care worker that harms a patient.
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Negligence
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Failure to take reasonable precautons to prevent harm to a patient.
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Plaintiff
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The accuser in a law suit.
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Precedents
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Previous court decisions.
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Protocol
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A code of proper conduct, a treatment plan.
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Registered
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Indicates profession has met basic requirements for education, has passed standard testing and has been approved by state governing body to perform tasks.
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Res Ipsa Loquitur
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Doctrine meaning "The Thing Speaks for Itself"
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Res Judicata
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Doctrine meaning "The Thing Has Been Decided"
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Respondent Superior
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Doctrine meaning "Let the Master Answer", aka. Law of Agency.
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Slander
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Oral statements that damage a persons character or reputation.
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Stare Decisis
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Theory meaning that "The Previous Decision Stands"
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Statute of Limitations
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A legal time limit: the length of time which a patient may file a law suit.
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Tort
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The righting of wrongs or injuries suffered by someone because of another persons wrong-doing.
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