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Modern code of ethics adopted by the American Medical Association to guide physicians standards of code
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Medicolegal & Ethical Responsibilities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Standards of conduct accepted as a moral guide for behavior | professional medical ethics |
| Modern code of ethics adopted by the American Medical Association to guide physicians standards of code | Principles of Medical Ethics for the Physician |
| The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act became federal law in: | 1996 |
| PHI | protected health information |
| Consent form | personal release of identifiable health information for treatment, payment, and routine health care operations |
| Moral guide for behavior | Ethics |
| Courtest and manners, Customary code of conduct | Etiquette |
| Ethics of life and death | Bioethics |
| Examples of Bioethics | Stem cell research. Fetal tissue research. Organ transplant. Artificial insemination. |
| the patient has the right to make decisions concerning their own healthcare | Autonomy |
| requires people to do what is in the best interest of others | Beneficence |
| the principle by which a society or healthcare community decide to allocate resources that are in scarce supply | Distributive Justice |
| What are the 4 Natural Rights | Right to: Life. Privacy. Autonomy. The means to sustain life. |
| Associated with abortion | the Right to life |
| Patients right to confidentiality | Right to privacy |
| Right to make independent decisions concerning healthcare | Right to autonomy |
| Justice in distribution according to medical care, how much care is necessary for all | Right to the means to sustain life |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| Allows patients to specify their wishes in regard to 48 specific dire medical situations by questionnaire | Medical directive |
| Written document stating how you want to live or not | Living Will |
| Someone to carry out your wishes should you be unable to | Healthcare proxy |
| Can be given to a power of attorney | Healthcare |
| Child of any age that falls outside jurisdiction & custody of their parents | Emancipated minors |
| Examples of ways minors fall under Emancipation | Active duty military. Marriage. Becoming a parent. Living independently/ not at home (college student). |
| Addresses legally binding contracts | Contract Law |
| Contract with insurance company and outside vendors | Third Party contract |
| An agreement created by actions of parties involved. Not written or spoken | Implied contract |
| a contract which all elements are specifically stated | Expressed contract |
| the withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without notice | Abandonment |
| Result of carelessness without the intent to harm | Breach on confidentiality |
| intentional perversion of the truth | Fraud |
| Regulates distribution of narcotics | DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency |
| Protects health by ensuring safe pharmaceutical products | FDA - Food & Drug Administration |
| Regulates laboratories and ensures proper protocol is being implemented | CLIA - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment of 1988 |
| Ensures safe working conditions for employees | OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| Limits health administration costs | HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act |
| Legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to injured personal | Good Samaritan Act |
| means WRONG | Tort Law |
| Negligence by a professional | Malpractice |
| Careless conduct outside the accepted standard of care. or Conduct that falls below standards established by the law | Negligence |
| Unlawful or improper treatment of the patient | Malfeasance |
| Failure to act when the physician has duty to do so | Nonfeasance |
| Disregard for the safety of another person, being indifferent to an injury that could occur | Criminal Negligence |
| Professional person has a ___ to the injured person. | Duty |
| The duty that the professional failed to meet | Derelict |
| failure to meet the duty caused direct injury | Direct cause |
| failure to meet duty caused injury or damage | Damages |
| PSDA - Patient Self Determination Act | Danforth Bill; Medical Miranda rights for patients act |
| Which document must be obtained and signed in order to disclose protected health information? | Authorization form |
| Legal document that allows an individual to designate another person to act on his or her behalf in making medical decisions is best described as? | durable power of attorney for health care |
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