Medical Law And Ethics Terms

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Discovery Rule

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legal theory that provides that the statute of limitations begins to run at the time the injury is dicovered or when the patient should have known of the injury

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Endorsement

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an approval or sanciton

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Guardian ad litem

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court appointed guardian to represent a minor or unborn child in litigation

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Good Samaritan Laws

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state laws that help protect healthcare professionals from liability while giving emergencey care to accident victims

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medical practice acts

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laws established in all fifty states that define the proactice of medicine as wellas requirements and methouds for licensure in a particaular state

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prudent person rule

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also called the reasomable person standard requires the healthcare professional to provide the information that a prudent reasom able perso would want berfore making a decision about treatment or refusal of treatment

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Reciprocity

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the cooperation of one state in grantiong a license to proactice medicine to a physician already licensed in another state. reciprocity can be applied to other licensed professionals such as nurses and pharmacists

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Respondeat superior

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latin phase meaning 'let the master stand' means the employer is responsible for the actions of the employee

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Revoked

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take away as in revoke a license

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Risk Management

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a practice to minimize the incdence of problem behavior that might result in inury to the patient and liability for the organization

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Standard of care

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the ordinary skill and care that medical provtitioners use and that is commonly used by other medical protitioners in the same locality when caring for patients what another medical professional would consider appropriate care in similar circumstances

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Associate pratice

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a leage egreeement in which physicians agree to share a facility and staf fbut do not as a rule share responsibility for the legal actions of each other

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Capitation rate

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a fixed monthly fee paid by an an HMO to healthcare providers for providing medical services to patients who are members of that HMO

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conscience clause

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legislation aor regulation stating that hospitals and healthcare professionals are not required to assist with such procedures as abortion and sterilization

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Co-payment

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an agreed upon fee paid by the insured for the certian medical services usually $10 to $20

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Corporation

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a type of medical practice as established by law that is managed by a board of directors

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Diagnostics related groups (DRGs)

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designations used to identify reimbursement per condition in hospital uese for medicare patients

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Exclusive Provider Organizaton (EPO)

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a type of managed care that combines the concepts of HMO and PPO

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Fee splitting

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an agreement to pay a fee to another physcian or agency for the referral of patients thuis is illegal in some states and is considered an unethical medical practice .

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Fixed payment plan

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a payment plan for medical bills that offers subscribers (members) complete medical care in return for fixed monthly fee

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Franchise

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a business run by an individual to whom a franchisor grants the exclusive right to market a products or service in a certain market area

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Franchisees

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persons or companies that hold a franchise

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Group Practice

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3 or more physicians who share the same facility and practice medicine together