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Administrative Law: A branch of public law, covers regulations that are set by government agencies.
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Bioethics: One branch of applied, or practical, ethics. The term bio meaning life, combined with ethics related to the moral conduct of right and wrong in life and death issues.
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Breach of Contract: Occurs when either party fails to comply with the terms of the agreement.
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Checks and Balances: When no one branch can have more power than the other.
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Civil Law: Concerns relationships either between individuals or between individuals and the government.
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Class Action Lawsuit: Can be filed by one or more people on behalf of a larger group of people who are all affected by the same situation.
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Common Law: established from a court decision, may explain or interpret the other sources of law. Also known as Case Law.
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Contract Law: Includes enforceable promises and agreements between two or more persons to do , or not do, a particular action.
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Criminal Laws: Made to protect the public as a whole from the harmful acts of others
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Due Process: Entitlement of employees of the gov't and public companies to have certain procedures followed when they believe their rights are in jeopardy.
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Empathy: Ability to understand the feelings of others without actually experiencing their pain or distress.
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Ethics: Branch of philosophy related to morals, moral principles, and moral judgments; puts the common good above self interest.
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Indigent: Improvished; Someone who is _____ are not qualified for medicaid but still require some type of medical insurance.
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Integrity: unwavering adherence to one's principles; dedicated to maintaining high standards.
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Intentional Tort: Occur when a person has been intentionally or deliberately injured by another.
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Laws: Rules or actions prescribed by an authority such as the federal government and the court system that have a binding legal force.
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Litigious: Society in which people have become excessively inclined to sue healthcare practitioners; concerned with lawsuits.
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Medical Practice Acts: Define the meaning of the "practice of medicine" as well as requirements and methods for licensure.
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Morality: Quality of being virtuous or practicing the right conduct
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Precedent: The decision of the case acts as a model for any future cases in which the facts are the same.
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Quality Assurance (QA): gathering and evaluating information about the services provided, as well as the results achieved, and comparing this info with an accepted standard.
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Regulations: Rules or laws made by agencies.
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Statutes: Laws passed by legislative bodies, either congress or a state legislature.
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Sympathy: Feeling sorry for or pitying someone else.
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Tort: Civil injury, or wrongful act, that is committed against another person or property, resulting in harm, and in compensated by money damages.
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Unintentional Tort: Such as negligence, occur, for ex. when th patient is injured as a result of the healthcare professional's not excercising the ordinary standard care.