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Privacy & Health Law

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legal written document specifying patient's preferences regarding future health care or specifies another person to make medical decisions in event patient had incurable/irreversible condition & is unable to communicate wishes; patient must be competent   show
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rather than settling dispute in court, neutral party/panel hear both sides & renders decision, or by settling claims against them by negotiating direct payment to party bringing claim in exchg for clmt dropping the claim   show
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laws prohibiting anti-competitive behaviors such as price discrimination, restraint of trade, and monopolies   show
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show arbitration  
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deliberate threat, coupled with apparent ability to do physical harm to another person without that person;s consent; no contact is required   show
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process of verifying/confirming identity of a user that is requesting to access the information   show
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show authorization  
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courtroom personnel who are present to assisting keeping order, administering oaths, guarding & assisting jury, & performing other duties at direction of the judge   show
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show battery  
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show best evidence rule  
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when one part to a contract fails to follow the terms agreed to in the contract   show
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show burden of proof  
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special agreement required by HIPPA that covered entities must use when using outside agents/organizations to handle/process protected health info on their behalf; ensures the agency follows rules set by covered entity for handling protected health info   show
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in deciding on cases when no statutes apply, judges refer to similar cases that have been decided in past & by applying same principles, courts generally arrive at same ruling in current case as in similar previous cases   show
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show charitable immunity  
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show clerk of the court  
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show common law  
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show complaint  
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show confidential communications  
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written permission from patient allowing care/treatment   show
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documentation made while care is being provided, while the info is fresh in care provider's mind   show
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show contract  
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under this theory, courts can hold HCOs liable for their own independent acts of negligence   show
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show court order  
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individual responsible for creating verbatim transcript of court proceedings   show
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any entity that is a health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider conducting certain transactions in electronic form & must comply w/HIPPA's Privacy Rule   show
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show credentialing  
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show defamation  
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show defendant  
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show deindentified  
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sworn verbal testimony   show
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show designated record set (DRS)  
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show discovery  
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the right to a full hearing   show
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show durable power of attorney for health care  
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show emancipated minor  
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information legally presented at trial, offered to prove or disprove an issue under contention   show
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unlawful restraint of person's personal liberty or unlawful restraining/confining of a person; physical force not required only that there is reasonable fear that force will be used to detain/intimidate the person into following orders   show
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willful & intentional misrepresentation that could cause harm/loss to a person/person's property   show
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show health care operations  
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bars legal admissibility of evidence that is not the personal knowledge of the witness   show
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show incident report  
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show institutional review board (IRB)  
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show intentional tort  
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show interrogatory  
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negligent disregard for patient's privacy   show
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power of a federal, state, etc. court to hear a dispute   show
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written document allowing a competent adult to indicate their wishes regarding life-prolonging medical treatment should they be unable to consent   show
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show malpractice  
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show minimum necessary  
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show motion to quash  
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conduct that society considers unreasonably dangerous; failure to provide a reasonable level of care.   show
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factual summaries of unexpected events that have/could have resulted in injury/harm to patients/staff/visitors.   show
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party that initiates the lawsuit   show
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show pleading  
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legally recognized authority to act & make decisions on behalf of another party   show
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show precedent  
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override   show
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when weighing whether something is true/not true when evidence supports the case by 51%   show
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show privacy  
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show privileged communication  
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show protected health information  
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primary or substantial cause of an injury   show
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show qui tam  
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show "reasonable man" standard  
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show regulation  
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doctrine: HCOs must take reasonable steps to supervise actions of their employees/professional staff, incl. medical staff   show
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contracts/agreements that tend to/are designed to eliminate/stifle competition, create a monopoly, artificially maintain prices, or otherwise hamper/obstruct course of trade/commerce   show
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constitutionally recognized right to be left alone, to make decision's about one's own body, & to control one's own info   show
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subpoena duces tecum validity for hlth info under HIPPA: reasonable efforts by party seeking info ensuring subject of protected health info given notice of request or has secured qualified protective order that meets HIPPA privacy rule   show
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HIPPA & good business practices require HCOs implement administrative, technical, & physical safeguards to protect confidentiality, integrity, & appropriate availability of hlth info maintained in paper/electronic format   show
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generally accepted standards for each profession determined by referring to current standards published by relevant specialty society & professional literature   show
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legal principle that courts should decide similar cases similarly; cases with similar facts & questions should ordinarily be decided in the same way   show
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show statute  
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show statute of limitations  
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show subpoena  
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show subpoena duces tecum  
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action where one party alleges another party's wrongful conduct has caused them harm; the party bringing action to court seeks compensation for that harm   show
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show whistleblower  
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show workforce  
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show mediation / arbitration  
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show the credentialing process  
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show the corporate negligence theory  
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when referring to the corporate negligence theory, the appropriate industry standards refers to   show
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oral defamation of character that tends to damage the defamed's reputation in eyes of community   show
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written defamation of character that tends to damage the defamed's reputation in eyes of community   show
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show discovery phase  
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depositions & interrogations, during the discovery phase, are considered   show
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show documents  
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show state to state  
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show disclosures of their health information  
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if information is allowed to be used at trial it can be   show
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interpreted & applied by judges in deciding what info can be admitted into evidence & both federal gov. & individual states have   show
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show health care operations activities  
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show authorization  
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incident reports are meant to be nonjudgmental, ___ ___ of the event & its consequences, if any   show
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show legal defense  
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show the aim of an IRB  
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assault & battery, false imprisonment, defamation of character, invasion of privacy, fraud/misrepresentation, & intentional infliction of emotional distress are all   show
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show interrogatories  
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uses or disclosures for treatment purposes & where patient has specifically authorized release of more info are (2) of only a few situations where the minimum necessary standard   show
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show risk managers & attorneys  
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in a pleading the defendant ___ or otherwise responds to the defendant's claim   show
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preponderance of evidence is considering   show
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show revealed  
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show negligence/malpractice  
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show fail to perform their duties adequately  
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restraint of trade is when the medical/professional staff credentialing process interferes with a physician's/health professional's ability to   show
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right of privacy is an important ___ ___ for the health care community   show
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show electronic format  
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stare decisis   show
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show timely filing of claims  
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show witnesses to be available  
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in most states the statute of limitations begins at   show
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statute of limitations in a health care case begins at the __ __ __ if the patient was treated as a minor   show
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show private law  
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show error correction  
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show addenda  
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show the federal government  
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if a physician believes that an amendment request is inappropriate, reason falling under permissible reason under HIPPA privacy act for denying the change, physician must   show
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patient's amendment requests should be handled as an addendum to record without   show
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outlines an appeal process that must be made available to patient if their request for amendment is denied, & they wish to appeal denial   show
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show (1) of (9) exempt categories under FOIA  
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show "unwarranted invasion of privacy" under FOIA  
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show the health record itself  
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is subject of patient's ownership interest in the info within the record   show
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authorizations that do not contain all required elements are considered   show
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releasing info when there is an invalid authorization, is a violations of the HIPPA privacy rule and   show
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internal uses for disclosure for patient care purposes should be on a   show
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HIPPA's privacy rule permits disclosure of protected health info for treatment purposes   show
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show legitimate  
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a HIM professional does ___ & ___ analysis of each patient record to assure it consistency and completeness.   show
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show procedures for record completion  
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show codes; billing  
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show confidentiality  
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a HIM professional participates in quality assurance, utilization review and ___ activities.   show
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show record-keeping services  
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show a HIM professional  
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"The patient has not received all of the services he needs and deserves if his "   show
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In court, the medical record IS the care rendered. If it isn't in the record,"   show
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