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law & ethics CH 4-6

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show accountable under law  
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show level of performance expected from health care professional  
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show the legal obligations to treat patients and sometimes nonpatients  
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reasonable person standard   show
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how can medical personal make sure to maintain patient privacy?   show
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confidentiality   show
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privileged communication   show
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when can confidentiality be waived?   show
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show totally wrongful act can be illegal  
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Misfeasance   show
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show did not act when should have  
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show Duty, Derelict(doing something wrong), Direct cause, and Damages  
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show Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations  
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Res Ipsa Loquitor   show
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damages   show
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show patient hurt and killed by medical personal, family members can sue  
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Summons and complaint   show
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show when patient sues and they must sign waiver for release of information it will say exactly what patient wants done with records  
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show sworn testimony outside of the court usually in a lawyer’s office, trying to see how strong your case is and poke holes in it  
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show written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath  
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show the person is required to come with the record in court  
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show statements sworn to under oath  
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show dress properly, answer only the questions you are asked as short as possible  
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)   show
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what is the basis for most medical malpractice claims?   show
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when a patient sues a doctor for negligence, who has the burden of proof the plaintiff or the defendant?   show
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show general compensatory, special compensatory, consequential, punitive, and nominal  
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general compensatory   show
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special compensatory   show
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show product defect and no limit on damages if personal injury  
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punitive   show
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nominal   show
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denial   show
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show risks, what if you do nothing, other options, why treatment needed  
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show denial, contributory, technical, affirmative (something else caused the issue)  
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show the facility, give patient only copies  
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who owns the information in the medical records   show
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show patient must write letter, sign and state specifically what they want fixed, doctor makes sure mistake has been made,one line through bad information, put correction above, date and your initials  
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what to document   show
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Statute of limitations   show
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Public health statute   show
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show allows doctor to make judgment call to not release medical record to patient, usually people who are alcoholic, drug addict, mental problems  
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Emancipated minor   show
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show 10 years Medicare so most places do this for everything, most pediatricians keep indefinitely  
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show has to be destroyed so no one can ever read it like burning or shredding  
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show vary state by state  
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res judicata   show
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show option available to doctors from former carriers to continue coverage for dates claims-made was in effect  
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show supplement to claims-made that can be purchased from a new carrier when doctor changes carriers  
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show subscribers contribute to trust fund to pay for potential damage awards  
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the statue of limitations is the same or varies by state   show
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fiduciary duty   show
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precautions to follow for a fax   show
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those who must have agent to give consent   show
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