Study sets matching "med law"
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Law may be defined as:
Which of the following statements is NO…
Medical office personnel act as agents…
What is the purpose of formalized codes…
a rule of conduct
having his or her medical license revoked
a health maintenance organization, a clinic, a single physician
to increase the competence and standard of care within the pro…
Law may be defined as:
a rule of conduct
Which of the following statements is NO…
having his or her medical license revoked
legal responsibilities
civil law
criminal law
torts
must perform any action required by law
protects peoples rights; focus is on relationtionships between…
addresses wrong doing against a person, property or society
wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
legal responsibilities
must perform any action required by law
civil law
protects peoples rights; focus is on relationtionships between…
assault
battery
defamation
false imprisonment
any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury and any intent…
any unlawful touching of another that is without justification…
holding up a person to ridicule, scorn, or contempt in a respe…
conscious restraint of the freedom of a person without proper…
assault
any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury and any intent…
battery
any unlawful touching of another that is without justification…
Statutory Law
Common Law
Administrative Law
Criminal Law
Passed by legislative body; upholds social order and protects…
Based on judicial decisions
Laws directed by the executive branch of government... Ex: OSHA &…
Violations against society based on criminal statutes or code
Statutory Law
Passed by legislative body; upholds social order and protects…
Common Law
Based on judicial decisions
Uniformed Anatomical Gift Act
Uniformed Anatomical Gift Act
Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Good Samaritan Statutes
any person of sound mind and legal age may give any body part…
ALLOWS PERSONS 18 YEARS OR OLDER AND OF SOUND MIND TO MAKE A G…
To control the manufacture and distribution of narcotics, stim…
A state statute stipulating that persons who provide emergency…
Uniformed Anatomical Gift Act
any person of sound mind and legal age may give any body part…
Uniformed Anatomical Gift Act
ALLOWS PERSONS 18 YEARS OR OLDER AND OF SOUND MIND TO MAKE A G…
Res Ipsa loquitur
Respondeat superior
Quid pro quo
Statue of limitations
The thing speaks for itself
Physician leaves duties to you if your form them wrong it stil…
Sexual harrassment in work place
Period of time where patient may file lawsuit
Res Ipsa loquitur
The thing speaks for itself
Respondeat superior
Physician leaves duties to you if your form them wrong it stil…
litigant
layperson
accessory
defamation
someone involved in a lawsuit
A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of…
additional object; useful but not essential thing
Slander or libel... Act of harming or ruining another's reputation
litigant
someone involved in a lawsuit
layperson
A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of…
Respondeat Superior
Medical Malpractice
Parts of a Contract
Code of ethics
"let the master answer" law holds that the employer is vicario…
when a medical professional deviates from standards in his or…
Offer Acceptance Consideration
AAMA
Respondeat Superior
"let the master answer" law holds that the employer is vicario…
Medical Malpractice
when a medical professional deviates from standards in his or…
law
criminal laws
crime of commission
crime of omission
the rule of conduct or action... -is enforced by authority in pow…
rules of actions against the state or fed. govt.... -protect ppl…
violating a law forbidding a certain act
violating a law requiring a certain act
law
the rule of conduct or action... -is enforced by authority in pow…
criminal laws
rules of actions against the state or fed. govt.... -protect ppl…
Civil law
criminal law
Malpractice
Negligence
focuses in legal relationships between people and the prtectio…
focuses on the wrongs against a person, property, or society j…
Bad practice
failure to give care
Civil law
focuses in legal relationships between people and the prtectio…
criminal law
focuses on the wrongs against a person, property, or society j…
Volunteer protection act
Patient self-determination act
Public Health Service Act 1944
Stafford Act
Eliminates a volunteer'd liability when acting for nonprofit o…
Requires that at the time of admission physicians/institutions…
Mass care, emergency assistance, housing, disaster stuff
Requires the governor to have the president declare a state in…
Volunteer protection act
Eliminates a volunteer'd liability when acting for nonprofit o…
Patient self-determination act
Requires that at the time of admission physicians/institutions…
Civil Law
Torts
Intentional tort
Unintentional tort
A law that governs relationships of individuals.
Laws that govern rights between individuals in non-criminal ac…
Results from intentional actions.
Results from misconduct
Civil Law
A law that governs relationships of individuals.
Torts
Laws that govern rights between individuals in non-criminal ac…
Catergories Of Duty
Fines and reimbursement
Penalty take it with you
Elements on negligence
Malfeasance... Nonfeasance... Milfeasance
Compensatory damages... Punitive damages... Normal damages
Subpoena duces tecum
Duty... Dereliction of duty... Direct cause... Damages
Catergories Of Duty
Malfeasance... Nonfeasance... Milfeasance
Fines and reimbursement
Compensatory damages... Punitive damages... Normal damages
prosecution
slander
indicted
negligence
the government acting as plaintiff in a criminal case
speaking defamatory or damaging words intended to jeopardize o…
when someone is charged with a crime
failure to give care that is normally expected and ends in inj…
prosecution
the government acting as plaintiff in a criminal case
slander
speaking defamatory or damaging words intended to jeopardize o…
Private Law:
Common Law
Precedent -
Res Judicata -
deals with relationships... among individuals
• derived from judicial decisions... • body of principles that ev…
judicial decision that may be used... as standard in subsequent o…
- "The thing is decided" ... • refers to what has been previously…
Private Law:
deals with relationships... among individuals
Common Law
• derived from judicial decisions... • body of principles that ev…
Medical Records
Legal documents in lawsuits from the do…
Corrections to medical documents should…
True or False: medical records take pre…
record of a patient's medical information (as medical history,…
Medical records
with blue or black ink, with a single line drawn through it, a…
TRUE
Medical Records
record of a patient's medical information (as medical history,…
Legal documents in lawsuits from the do…
Medical records