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53 Cards in this Set

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