THE MEDICAL RECORD
EMR
WHAT IS THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD?
THE _______ BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SETS COMMON LAW
WHAT IS JUDICIAL?
CURATIVE CARE
WHAT IS: any care given to cure or reduce a medical problem?
Human Genome Project succeeded in ___________.
WHAT IS The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network?
A not-for-profit accreditation agency (established 1951) that reviews patient documentation.
WHAT IS THE JOINT COMMISSION?
STATUTORY LAW IS APPROVED BY BOTH THE ______ AND ______ BEFORE GOING TO THE PRESIDENT TO BE SIGNED
WHAT ARE THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
WHAT ARE: Artificial methods of achieving pregnancy, such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy?
THIS ACT STATES employers cannot use genetic information to discriminate against employees or applicants applying for jobs
WHAT IS Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008?
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES THAT CAN GUIDE ISSUES OF EMR SECURITY
WHAT ARE: AUTONOMY, TRUST, JUSTICE, FIDELITY?
SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT, PLAN
WHAT IS "SOAP" NOTE CHART METHOD?
intrusion into an individual’s private life without medical cause
WHAT IS INVASION OF PRIVACY?
THE FOUR TYPES OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
WHAT ARE: DNR, LIVING WILLS, POWER OF ATTORNEY/HEALTHCARE PROXY, UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT?
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, 1968
WHAT IS: The act that allows anyone 18 years or older to donate body parts for transplantation or research; next of kin are allowed to give permission for deceased family members?
________ IS A FORM OF ACTIVE EUTHANASIA
WHAT IS Physician-assisted death?
“bring with you under penalty of punishment”
WHAT IS "subpoena duces tecum"?
THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF UNINTENTIONAL TORTS
WHAT ARE DUTY, BREACH OF DUTY, CAUSATION, AND DAMAGES?
a federal regulatory law protecting healthcare professionals if they refuse to participate in sterilization procedures or abortions due to religious or personal reasons
WHAT IS THE CONSCIENCE CLAUSE?
This created a network for registering and matching organ donor recipients
WHAT IS THE: The National Organ Transplantation Act, 1984?
EUGENICS
WHAT IS: the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable ?
FLOAT STANDS FOR ________, _______, _______, ______, _______
WHAT IS: FACTUAL, LEGIBLE, OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE, TIMELY?
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
WHAT IS: "The boundaries of legitimate professional action (as determined by each profession, each state, and the federal government) and the regulations that dictate these boundaries"?
THIS IS CONSIDERED "PASSIVE EUTHANASIA" BY SOME PEOPLE
WHAT IS Permitting a patient to die naturally by withholding treatment?
RESEARCH SHOULD INVOLVE THIS
WHAT IS: informed consent, include only willing and knowing participants, and come at a minimal risk to those involved?
THE PYTHON PRINCIPLE
WHAT IS:
Protect Yourself. Be aware of ways to be held liable as a legal professional.
Think Honestly. Honesty is a building block in the foundations of ethics and honest dealing with patients can help prevent complications.
Observe Naturally. Keeping track of observations; considering them all can prevent legal action.