Medical Law

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Assault

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The threat and percieved ability to touch a person without permission

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Battery

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The intentional act of touching someone without his or her consent.

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False Imprisonment

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Constraining a person against his or her will

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Defamation of Character

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Slander (false information spoken to a third party with the intent of harming a person)

Libel (false information written with the intent of inflicting harm)

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Invasion of Privacy

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Divulging or sharing information without patient consent

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Infliction of Mental Distress

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Causing a patient serious emotional suffering

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Malicious Betrayal of Professional Secrets

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Unauthorized disclosure of priviledged information

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Fraud in the Fiduciary Relationship

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Intentional misrepresentation of information

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Abandonment

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Improper termination of patient care by physician

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The 4 D's of Negligence

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Duty, Derelict, Direct, Damages

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Misfeasance

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The incorrect performance of a legal act

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Malfeasance

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The performance of an illegal act

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Nonfeasance

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Failure to perform when a duty exists

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res ipsa loquitur

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The thing speaks for itself

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Emancipated minors are unable to make any contracts. True or False?

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True

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Minors who support themselves, are married, have children, or are active military are considered to be emancipated minors. True or False?

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True

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respondeat superior

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Let the master answer

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Living Will

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Authorizes the continuation or withdrawal of life support when a patient is too sick to voice an opinion

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Durable Power of Attorney

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Designation of a third party to make all decisions for the patient in the event they are unable to speak for themselves

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Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

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Allows those over the age of 18 years to provide their bodies or body parts for medical education, research, or transplantation

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Relationships, vaccinations, past illnesses, laboratory, treatments, complaints, and medications can be found in what part of a medical chart?

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Health and Social Histories

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Ownership of the actual paper in which the medical record was written on belongs to....?

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The Physician who prepared the record

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Patients have the right to request copies of their health records. True or False?

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True

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Requests for copies of a patient's medical records are required to be in writing. True or False?

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True

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Requests for copies of a patient's medical records are required to be in writing. True or False?

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True

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Retention of records is also known as....?

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Keeping medical records

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The retention of records varies state by state and depends on....?

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The patient's age

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Records of a deceased person should be retained for what reason?

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Insurance and liability issues

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How do you dispose of records that are not retained?

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They must be burned or shredded

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You should NEVER send photocopies of original material, only the original copy. True or False?

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False

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Subpoena duces tecum

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The court's request for medical records

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Subpoena duces tecum

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The court's request for medical records

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The Hippocratic Oath

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The historical basis for the laws of confidentiality

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When can a physician disclose patient information, without the patient's permission?

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When....

-a subpoena has been issued

-the physiciam is being sued by the patient

-the doctor believes he must disclose information via births, deaths, abuse, criminal acts, infectious, contagious, or communicable diseases

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If a patient requests a release of information, that release must include....?

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1. The name of the physician who is asked to disclose information

2. The name of the person the information is being disclosed to

3. The dates of service that can be disclosed

4. The signature of the patient asking for disclosure (and date)

5. Signature of a witness

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Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990

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Protects patient rights including the right to agree to or refuse medical treatment

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Doctrine of Informed Consent

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The physician's explanation to the patient about all aspects of a proposed treatment

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The medical assistants role in informed consent is to....?

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witness the signature

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In the hiring process completion of a W-4 serves what purpose?

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For the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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In the hiring process completion of a W-4 serves what purpose?

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For the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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An I-9 document is for....?

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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W-2

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Wage and Tax Statement sent at the end of the year, which itemizes annual wages and tax withheld

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Form 941

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Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax return

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Form 941

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Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax return

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Form 940

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Employer's Quarterly Federal UNEMPLOYMENT Tax return

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OSHA stands for....?

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Provides for the physical safety of employees)

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The Civil Rights Act 1964

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Makes it illegal to discriminate against anyonr on the basis of race, color, relligiin, nationality, or ethnic origin

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The Age Discrimination Act

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Protects the employment of persons in the range of 45-60 against unlawful discharge our termination