May I?
Must be free of force or fraud
Consent
Protects sensitive patient health information from being disclosed
HIPAA
How many safeguards are there in place that medical facilities use to keep patient information private?
3= physical(locks), administrative(policies), technical(encryption)
Criminal and Civil
This type of tort is the result of an individual failing to act in a reasonable way where a duty was owed.
Negligence
Most important type of consent
Informed Consent
Allows bystanders to get involved in emergency situations without fear of being sued if their actions contribute to a person's injury or death.
Good Samaritan Acts
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Lesser crimes punishable usually by monetary fines established, but may also include imprisonment of 1 year or less is called what?
Misdemeanor
This tort is an improper treatment or activity that causes harm to a patient
Malpractice
Legal document stating what procedures patients would want and which ones they would not want
Living Will
Holds employers responsible for workplace safety
OSH Act
Medical records are considered what type of documents?
Legal
What is mandatory to be reported promptly? (Give 3)
Births, deaths, assaults or criminal acts, abuse, neglect, exploitation, certain communicable diseases
This was created to ensure the safety and protection of patients outlined 15 different guarantees.
Patient Bill of Rights
Under DPOA, who can be made proxy for a patient? List at least 4
Court-appointed guardian or conservator, spouse or domestic partner, adult child, adult sibling, close friend, nearest living relative
Strengthens patient privacy for electronic records and prohibits the sale of PHI
HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health
This document ensures that confidentiality of medical records are protected and can only be shared with an approved and authorized health care provider or entity?
Release forms
A DNR does not allow which specific treatments?
CPR or intubation
"Do No Harm" falls under what ethical principle?
Nonmaleficence
contains a set of medical orders completed by the health care provider detailing the patient’s end-of-life care
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
This group of laws regulates all laboratory facilities for safety and handling of specimens.
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
What four exceptions would allow for the release of medical records without the patient's authorization or a signed release form from the patient?
Criminal acts, legally ordered, communicable diseases, and mandated examinations (worker's comp)
Give 5 signs of abuse.
previously filed reports of physical or sexual abuse, documented abuse, different stories between parents and child, stories of incidents and injuries, injuries blamed on other family members, repeated visits to the ER, discolorations/bruising, dislocations, delays in normal growth and development, erratic school attendance, poor hygiene, malnutrition, obvious dental neglect, neglected well-baby procedures.
In what 2 instances may a minor give informed consent
1. emancipated(in military, financially independent, living independently, or being married)
2. seeking birth control, pregnancy care, sexually transmitted disease treatment, or substance abuse treatment