Definitions
Document stating an individual's preference about treatment if the person becomes incompetent or unable to communicate with medical personnel. Two types are a living will and a health care (durable) power of attorney
What is Advanced Directive?
Antonym: criminal law
What is Civil Law?
A ______ occurs when someone fails to act with reasonable care, resulting in harm to another person.
What is a Negligent Tort?
The court issued a _____ requiring the physician to provide the patient’s medical records during the malpractice trial.
What is a Subpeona?
What does plaintiff mean?
What is "One who institutes a lawsuit or action"?
A requirement that health care entities who participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs to ask each patient whether they have drawn up an advance directive and to document the response in the patient's chart
What is the Patient Self Determination Act?
Synonym: failure to continue treatment
Antonym: ongoing treatment
What is Abandonment?
A ______ is a minor criminal offense that is less serious than a felony and usually punishable by a fine or short jail term.
What is a Misdemeanor?
For example, forcing a patient to take a medication when the patient has refused to take the medication.
What is an Intentional Tort?
What does emancipated minor mean?
What are "Children of any age who fall outside the jurisdiction and custody of their parents or guardians and who may make their own financial and medical decisions"?
Permission or agreement that is given based on a person's actions rather than their words
What is Implied Consent?
Synonym: major offense
Antonym: minor offense
What is a Felony?
______ law deals with offenses against society and includes rules that define crimes and punishments.
What is Criminal law?
When a patient arrives for a scheduled appointment and the physician begins treatment without a written agreement, an _____ _____ is formed based on their actions.
What is an Implied Contract?
What does express consent mean?
What is "an agreement to something (a procedure or treatment) either verbally or in writing"?
Agreements that are legally enforceable by law between two or more parties; requires an offer, acceptance of the offer; and a promise to perform.
What is Contract Law?
Synonym: liability reduction
Antonym: exposure
What is Risk Management?
The ______ protects individuals who provide emergency care in good faith from legal liability.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Failure to keep appointments, failure to follow medical advice, failure to pay the balance due on an account
What are grounds for terminating a patient-physician contract?
What does living will mean?
What is "a document, not legally binding, stating the desires of an individual should he or she become incompetent because of injury or illness when death is imminent"?
Wrongful act or injury to a person that is grounds for legal civil action
What is a Tort?
Synonym: physician-patient contract
What is a Medical Contract?
In court, ______ is provided by a qualified professional to explain technical or specialized knowledge.
What is Expert Testimony?
Hospitals often face _____ related to malpractice, which is why accurate documentation and adherence to protocols are critical.
What is Litigation?
What does administrative law mean?
What is "law that governs the activities of government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, Medicare and Medicaid"?