Ethics
The study of values or principles governing personal relationships, including ideals of autonomy, justice and conduct.
Ethics
A statement by the American Hospital Assocation that guarantees patients certain rights.
Patient's Bill of Rights
The performance of a totally wrongful, unlawful act; exaample: when a person prescribes medications but is not licensed to do so.
Malfeasance
A willful attempt or threat by a person to injure another person with the apparent ability to do so.
Assault
An official paper ordering a person to appear in court under penatly for failure to do so.
Subpoena
Active of kindness or goodness
Beneficence
A latin term meaning "to hold a place," Fills in for a physicians on a temporary basis, typically for a few days to six months.
Locum tenens
A Latin phrase meaning "let the higher up answer" that is, that the physician is responsible for employee acts.
Respondeat superior
Battery
Intervention between conflicting parties to promote reconcilication, settlement, or compromise.
Mediation
Standards of behavior considered appropriate within a profession. Describes a body of courtesies and mannrs to be observed in social situations.
Etiquette
Approval and permission by a mentally competent individual to recieve medical services, based on the understanding of all essential information about what will be done, ad possible outcomes.
Informed consent
The performance of a lawful act in a way that is illegal or improper, resulting in harm.
Misfeasance
Dishonest and deceitful practices undertaken in order to induce someone to part with something of value or a legal right.
Fraud
A legal document requiring the recipient to bring certain records to court to be used as evidence in a lawsuit.
Subpoena duce tecum.
Conforming to a standard of right behavior or a rule of conduct based on standards of right and wrong.
Moral
Information held confidential within a protected relationship.
Privilged communication
A latin phrase meaning "the matter has been decided" It signifies that a claim cannot be retried between the same parties if it has already been legally resolved.
Res Judicata
Libel
Hearing and determination of a case in controversy, without litigation, by a person chosen by the parties involved or appointed under statutory authority.
Arbitration
A discipline dealing with the ethicl and moral implications of biological research and applications, especially as they relate to life and death.
Bioethics
A written document in which one prson appoints another to act as his or her agent .
Durable power of attorney
A latin phrase meaning" the matter speaks for itself," also known as the doctrine of common knowledge. This applies if a result could not have occured without someone being negligent.
Res ipsa loquitur
Defamatory spoken words.
Slander
Sworn pretrial testimony given by a witness in response to written or oral questions and cross examination.
Deposition