Law and the Courtroom
This court order requires documents or records to be produced
What is a subpoena duces
This D of negligence means failure to meet the standard of care.
What is dereliction
True/False: Saying "I cant discuss that patient with you" breaches patient confidentiality.
This document names who makes healthcare decisions when the patient cannot.
What is a health care proxy?
A patient asks an administrative assistant to interpret lab results, the assistant should take what action?
What is taking a message and routing the question to the provider or nurse?
This is a false written statement that harms someone's reputation.
What is libel?
Filing a lab result in the wrong chart is this type of wrongdoing: performing the act correctly.
What is misfeasance
In health data, all 18 identifiers have been removed so the data does not contain and PHI. What is this called?
What is de-identified health data?
Finding an interpreter to help a patient understand her visit demonstrates this principle of doing good.
What is beneficence?
Use this method to correct a paper chart error rather than erasing or using correction fluid.
What is drawing a single line through the error, then initialing and dating it?
This is the evidence standard identified in the test for winning a civil claim.
What is a preponderance of the evidence?
The act involving a missing license is a criminal offense in healthcare.
What is practicing without a license
Releasing patient information to an employer requires this written permission.
What is written patient authorization
This legally independent minor can generally consent to treatment.
What is an emancipated minor?
Document a scheduling error on this facility form, kept separate from a patient's chart.
What is an incident report form?
Unlike medication, this process has a neutral decision-maker decide the outcome.
What is arbitration
Meaning "let the master answer," this doctrine holds employers liable for employee' acts within the scope of employment
What is respondeat superior
This act strengthened HIPAA, promoted electronic health records, and extended HIPAA rules to business associates.
What is the HITECH Act.
For a patient with limited English signing a consent form, you must provide this language professional.
What is a qualified interpreter?
This organization owns the physical medical record.
What is the healthcare facility?
When federal and state law both apply, you must follow which one?
What is the stricter rule
This signed document is the best evidence that a patient knew about and accepted a procedure's risk.
What is a signed consent form?
This type of report is made when there is suspected harm to a child. This report can be made to the proper state agency without patient authorization.
What is reporting suspected child abuse?
This act requires facilities accepting Medicare or Medicaid to tell patients at admission about their right to create an advance directive.
What is the Patient Self-Determination Act
To avoid abandonment when ending treatment, send this notice with reason, end date, records instructions, and reasonable time for care.
What is a notice allowing reasonable time for patient to find another care provider (often 30 days) sent certified mail.