Torty tort tort
A healthcare worker sends a patients information to insurance company without patient's written consent.
What is invasion of privacy?
Name 3 parts to a contract.
What is offer, acceptace, consideration?
Wrongful acts that do not involve contracts.
What is a tort?
Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after all risks have been explained.
What is informed consent?
How should an error be corrected on a medical record?
What is draw a line through it and initial it.
When can a patient withdraw consent?
What is...at any time
This tort is a 'threat to injure'.
What is assault?
What type of document states what a patient measures should be taken when condition is terminal?
What is a living will?
Healthcare is mainly affected by these kinds of laws?
What is civil law?
Writing threats and abusive statements is an example of what tort.
What is verbal abuse?
What does the acronym SOAP stand for?
What is...
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
What kind of order states "you do not want CPR performed if you stop breathing and heart stops"?
What is...DNR?
A physician fails to use the degree of skill and knowledge commonly expected and it results in injury to a patient.
What is malpractice?
Affirming no discrimination or effect on care due to advance directives, documenting advance directives on patient's record, and educating staff on medical and legal issues of advance directives are all requirements of what act?
What is Patient Self Determiniation Act (PSDA)
This act guarantees certain rights to residents in LTCF?
What is OBRA Act of 1987?
Set of principles relating to what is morally righ or wrong is
What is Ethics?
What type of charting has created a dilemma in maintaining communication?
What is electronic or computerized records.
Who can the healthcare worker share confidential patient information with?
What is...other members of the healthcare team.
Failure to give care normally expected and it results in injury to a patient.
What is Negligence?
What are the 2 types of advance directives and who can witness each document?
What are Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney?
Living will-two people who cannot benefit from death
POA- Any qualified adult
4 types of abuse.
What is physical, verbal, psychological, sexual?
False written statements that cause a person to be ridiculed or damages a person's reputation. Be specific.
What is libel?
All information given to healthcare personnel by a patient is called_____________
What is privileged communication?
True or False
A patient right is that they are intitled to free care regardless of circumstances.
What is false.
A patient is restrained without proper authorization.
What is false imprisonment?
Name four types of legal disabilities.
What is a minor, under influance of drugs and alcohol, mentally incompetent, semi or unconscious.
Someone who does not have the legal capicity to form a contract is called...
What is a legal disability?
Confidentiality and privacy of patient information are elements of what Act?
What is HIPAA?
Are healthcare providers allowed to accept gifts or tips for care they provide?
What is no.
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