Patient Rights
The right of a patient to have their medical information kept private.
What is confidentiality?
Failure to provide care that results in harm to a patient.
What is negligence?
Laws made by legislative bodies.
What is statutory law?
A written set of guidelines outlining ethical behavior for professionals.
What is a code of ethics?
A system used to report patient injuries or errors.
What is an incident report?
This law protects patient health information and confidentiality.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
Doing something to a patient without consent.
What is medical battery?
Laws based on court decisions and precedents.
What is common law?
When a healthcare worker acts outside their permitted skills or training.
What is working outside scope of practice?
When a healthcare worker leaves a patient without ensuring continued care.
What is abandonment?
Permission given by a patient after receiving full information about a procedure.
What is informed consent?
Making false statements that damage a person’s reputation.
What is slander?
Laws that involve disputes between individuals.
What is civil law?
The standard of care expected from a healthcare professional.
What is standard of care?
A legal document that protects healthcare workers who give emergency care.
What is a Good Samaritan Law?
A document that states a patient’s wishes regarding medical treatment if they cannot speak for themselves.
What is an advance directive (living will)?
The intentional act of causing fear of harm.
What is assault?
Laws that involve crimes against society.
What is criminal law?
Reporting suspected abuse is considered this type of responsibility.
What is a mandatory reporting law?
The process of identifying and reducing risks in healthcare settings.
What is risk management?
The right of a competent adult to refuse medical treatment.
What is the right to refuse treatment?
Unlawful physical contact with a patient without consent.
What is battery?
Laws regulating healthcare licenses and professional practice.
What is administrative law?
The legal responsibility to act when you begin providing care.
What is duty to act?
Failure to follow safety procedures that results in patient harm.
What is negligence?