Chap. 1-med law
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 applied ethics | The practical application of moral standards that concern benefitting the patient |
| bioethics | a field resulting from modern medical advances and research-moral dilemma's due to recent advances in medicine |
| cost/benefit analysis | also called utilitarianism,an ethical approach in which the benefit of the decision should outweigh the costs |
| empathy | the ability to understand the feelings of others without actually experiencing their pain or distress |
| ethics | a branch of philosophy related to morals,moral principles and moral judgements |
| litigious | excessively inclined to sue |
| laws | rules or actions prescribed by an authority such as the fed. govt. and the court system that has a binding legal force |
| medical etiquette | standards of professional behavior that physicians practice in the relationship or conduct with other physicians |
| medical ethics | moral conduct based on principles regulating the behavior of healthcare professionals |
| medical practice acts | established in all 50 states by statute-applies specifically to the way medicine is practiced in a particular state |
| quality assurance | is gathering and evaluating information about the services provides as well as the results achieved, and comparing this information with an accepted standard |
| sympathy | feeling sorry for someone or pitying them |
| utilitarianism | an ethical theory based on the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number |
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