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JCAHO
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
*Establish standards for the operation of hospitals and other health-related facilities and services |
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CAP
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College of American Pathologists
*Offers proficiency testing *offers continuous form of laboratory inspections by a team of pathologist and laboratory managers |
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CLSI
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Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
*Provides guidelines and standards on which certification exam questions, program approval, and standards are based |
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CLIA 88
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Clinical Laboratory Imporovment Amendments of 1988
*ensure the accuracy, reliability and timeliness or pt test results, regardless of the location, type, or size of the lab |
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Assault
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Act or threat causing another to be in fear of immediate battery
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Battery
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Intentional harmful or offensive touching of or use of force on a person without consent or legal justification
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Breach of confidentiality
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Failure to keep privileged medical information private
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Civil action
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Legal actions in which the alleged injured party sues for monetary damages
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Competencies
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Educational standards for phlebotomy programs
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Defendant
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Process in which one party questions another under oath while a court reporter records every word
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Delta check
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compares current lab test results with previous results for the same test on the same patient
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Deposition
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Process in which one party questions another under oath while a court reporter records every word
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Discovery
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formal process in litigation that involves taking depositions and interrogating parties involved
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Due care
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level of care a person or ordinary intelligence and good sense would provide under the given circumstances
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Fraud
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deceitful practice or false portrayal of facts either by words or by conduct
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GLPs
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Good Laboratory Practices
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Informed consent
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Implied voluntary and competent permission for a medical procedure, test or medication
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