Laws & Ethics
The knowledge between right and wrong.
What is 'ethics'?
Meaning to keep things about people/patients private.
What is 'Confidentiality'?
What does CLIA stand for?
What is are 'Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments'?
The type of law that deals with offenses considered to harm all of society.
What is 'Criminal Law'?
Founded in 1898 with goals that include educating healthcare leaders and providing information both to the healthcare industry and to the public about healthcare issues and trends.
What is the "American Hospital Association'? (AHA)
Tells people what they must do.
What are 'laws'?
The law that keeps identifying information about a person private and protected.
What is 'Protected Health Information'?
A federal agency within the US DHHS, that helps run two major national healthcare programs.
What is 'Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) CMS'?
They type of law that deals with disputes between individuals.
What is 'Civil Law'?
The patient's right to know the title and identity of any person providing care, and to know that if that person is a student, medical resident, or trainee of any kind is referred to as what?
What is 'High quality hospital care'?
Reporting these promptly, helps prevent further problems or complications and promotes the safety and well-being of all patients.
What are 'errors'.
An act passed by Congress in 1996, to help keep health information private and secure. Followed by ALL healthcare organizations.
What is the 'Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act'?
In what year was the CLIA outlines/standards passed?
What is '1988'?
All healthcare workers are this type of a reporter, meaning they are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse and neglect.
What is a 'Mandated Reporter'?
What is an 'Advance Directive'?
Entities that establish laws to help people live peacefully together and ensure order and safety.
What are 'Governments'?
An act that became a law in 2009, created to expand the protection and security of electronic health records.
What is 'The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act'? (HITECH)
What are 'point-of-care tests'?
A person who is under the age of 18.
What is a 'Minor'?
An order that indicates the patient does not want to receive or does not want medical professionals to administer CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
What is a 'Do-Not-Resuscitate'?
Created by many organizations or companies that generally focus on promoting proper conduct and high standards of practice.
What is a 'Code of Ethics'?
There are serious penalties for violating HIPAA regulations, including which two major consequences?
What are 'Fines ranging from $100-$1.5million and Prison sentences of up to 10 years'?
After an organization or clinic receives its CLIA certification, and passes the 90 day survey performed by CMS, how often must this process be repeated for a a facility to maintain its accreditation?
What is 'Every 2 years'?
The type of consent we use to treat patients when they are unable to voluntarily consent for one reason or another.
What is 'Implied consent'?
What are 'Medical Social Workers'?