What is a reasonable medical professional under similar circumstances.
100
Legally acceptable reasons for bringing about a lawsuit.
What are causes of action?
100
A real estate agent and her client, an employer and an employee, an attorney and her client
What is a principal-agent relationship?
100
An out of court statement used to prove the truth of the matter asserted in that statement
What is hearsay?
100
When a plaintiff knowingly takes a chance he will be injured, then he takes responsibility for the consequences of his actions.
What is assumption of the risk?
200
This acknowledgement involves a health care provider disclosing material information to a patient who is able to understand the information and make a decision based upon the information.
What is informed consent?
200
An act committed with intent to place another in fear or apprehension that he is going to be harmfully or offensively touched.
What is an assault?
200
One person held liable for another's negligence.
What is vicarious liability?
200
Inserting late entries, adding information, making up medical records, writing sloppily
What is ways in which medical records can be falsified?
200
An all or nothing approach to plaintiff's contribution to his or her own injury.
What is contributory negligence?
300
This exception prevents patients from dying before consent can be obtained.
What is the emergency treatment exception?
300
Compensatory, pain & suffering, medical costs, lost wages.
What are damages?
300
A claim for emotional trauma suffered when one person sees another injured.
What is negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED)?
300
A federal standard which addresses who can obtain an individual's medical information.
What is HIPAA?
300
This should be obtained at an initial client meeting to access medical records.
What is the client's medical authorization?
400
The care owed to the patient by the medical provider once the provider agrees to treat and care for the patient.
What is duty?
400
This can occur when defendant's behavior intentionally and severely disturbs the plaintiff's peace of mind.
What is intentional infliction of emotional distress?
400
Case law which states that a relative, not in the zone of danger can recover damages for emotional distress from watching their family member be injured.
What is Dillon v. Leggg?
400
A paralegal can obtain client medical records in these 3 ways.
What is by the client himself, authorization, or subpoena?
400
An alternative to a negligence lawsuit, the plaintiff can make a claim under this if the injury occurred in the course of employment.
What is workmen's compensation?
500
Duty, breach, causation and damages
What are the elements of medical malpractice?
500
This is when a defendant places the plaintiff's private life into the public in an intrusive manner.
What is invasion of privacy?
500
A person hired for a specific job and who has control over how the job is performed.
What is an independent contractor?
500
What is the national standard for producing medical records.
What is 30 days?
500
Payment for disability, partial wage reimbursement, medical treatment