Define
Legally obligated for another's actions or behaviors
What is vicariously liable?
This legal entity involved 2 or more individuals who act as co-owners of a business venture.
What is partnership?
Physicians must disclose births, deaths, injuries of violence, and communicable diseases in these reports.
What are mandated reports?
Patients often refer to medical assistants and other nonlicensed personnel as __________.
What are nurses?
Not being _________ of laws and regulations does NOT protect you from litigation.
What is aware?
In 2015, the US healthcare industry made up ____% of all goods & services produced.
What is 18% ?
The medical field is regulated by _______ and federal law and regulations.
What is state?
This explains legal and ethical rights to a patient and acknowledges their right to choose, consent or refuse treatment.
What is a Patient Bill of Rights?
Working under laws that apply to a medical office, you can protect yourself and your __________.
What is an employer?
This phrase means a professional temporarily performing the duties of another.
What is locum tenens?
Legal entities include: sole proprietorships, partnerships, professional associations, LLPs, LLC and____________.
What are corporations?
This federal law ensures confidentiality of patient health information.
What is HIPAA?
True or False: Patients trust they are being treated by qualified personnel at the doctor's office.
What is true?
What is the public?
This confirms the completion of education and experience required to perform certain procedures. The holder has basic minimum qualifications required by the state for that occupation.
What is licensure?
In these organizations, patient care is influenced by policies and procedures of insurance plans.
What are managed care organizations?
Violating this forms the basic of malpractice lawsuits, license and certification revocations, and criminal charges.
What is the professional standard of care?
Medical assistants may schedule hospital admissions, perform low risk lab tests, and provide this to patients.
What is education?
By understanding the law, you can protect yourself from needless litigation, loss of earning power, and __________.
What is loss of reputation?
This confirms you have attained the minimum level of education and training and passed an exam by an accrediting organization.
What is a certification?
This MCO does not use primary care doctors as gatekeepers and seeks to improve patient care through cost-effective coordination and by rewarding positive patient outcomes by sharing the cost-savings with providers.
What is an ACO?
This theory means conducting oneself in a manner that will not cause harm and can be held up in court.
What is reasonable person?
Medical assistants and other non-licensed personal must carry out their duties without making ________________ or giving advice.
What are medical decisions?
True or False: Reading the chapters and taking a Med Law course protect you from litigation.
What is false?