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18 Cards in this Set
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HIPAA mandate |
ensuring that computers with confidential patient information are secure |
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illegal |
diagnosis by a medical assistant |
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punative |
damage meant to punish a person for something he or she has done |
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offer |
an effort to provide services |
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acceptance |
agreed scheduling |
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res ipsa loquitur |
known negligance |
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breach of contract |
a patient not paying a bill can be construed as |
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dereliction |
proven that a physician failed to treat him based on an acceptable standard of care |
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bioethics |
stem cell research is an issue |
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informed consent |
providing alternatives to a patient for an upcoming treatment is a requirement |
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malpractice case |
present only the facts and withhold your opinons |
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patient care partnership |
what a patient should expect during his or her hospital stay |
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compensatory |
type of damage probably assessed during a malpractice suit were the patient was awarded $500,000 |
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battery |
touching someone when he or she hasnt given you permission to do so |
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living will |
allows patients to deny life-sustaining support should they become unable to tell healthcare workers on their own |
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libel |
the intention of damaging one's reputation by a post or blog |
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the reasonable person standard |
providing care to a patient that a similar person would provide in a similar circumstance |
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tort |
harm against another person or property |
