Law Terms
Negligence by a helath care provider
What is Malpractice?
Unwanted physical contact
What is Assault?
Keeping promises and commitments
What is Fidelity?
Speaking up for the patient
What is Advocate?
Giving pt accurate and clear information on a topic
What is Patient Education?
Leaving a patient alone after seeing their health decline after a procedure
What is Abandonment?
What is Ramifications?
Do no harm
What is Nonmaleficence?
Rights and protections patients have when receiving healthcare.
What is the Patient Bill of Rights?
Money awarded for harm
What is Damages?
Legally unable to make a decision
What is Incompetent?
Reporting a more expensive service than what was actually given?
What is Upcoding?
Process of obtaining or acquiring something
What is Procurement?
Volunteering and CEUs are apart of
False spoken statement that can harm a reputation
What is Slander?
Pt rolling up their sleeve for a shot
What is implied consent?
Truthfulness and honesty
What is Veracity?
Respecting pts right to make decisions
What is Autonomy?
Duty, Dereliction, Direct Cause, Damage
What are the Four D's of negligence?
The process companies prefer instead of going to court when being accused
What is Arbitration?
Person who is suing
What is Plaintiff?
Info or work not protected by copyright & available for public use
What is Public Domain?
Efforts like returning tribal lands, providing compensation, or formally addressing historical harms against Native American tribes.
What are Reparations?
Protects people from discrimination based on genetic information
What is GINA?