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The Health Care Environment: Past, Present, and Future

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Advance Directive   Document stating an individuals preference of treatment in the event that he/she becomes incompetent or unable to communicate with medical personnel  
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Bioethics   Branch of ethics concerning moral issues, questions, and problems that arise in the practice of medicine and in Biomedical research  
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Deposition   Preserve the testimony of a witness who is likely to become unavailable for trial  
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Ethics   Standards of conduct generally accepted as a moral guide for behavior  
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Tort   Wrongful act or injury to a person  
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (Intended to...)   (1) Limit health administration cost (2) Provide for patient information and privacy (3) Prevent against fraud and abuse  
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Living Will   Document stating the desire of a person should he/she become incompetent because of injury or illness and death is imminent  
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Plaintiff   One who institutes a lawsuit of action  
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Litigation   Lawsuit  
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Etiquette   Customary code of conduct, courtesy, and manners  
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Consent form   One-time signed document used to disclose personally identifiable health information for treatment, payment, or routine health care operations; NOT required by law  
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Defendant   Person being sued (either defending or denying action)  
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Malpractice   Carelessness or negligence of a professional person  
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Subpoena   a write that commands a witness to appear at a trial  
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Complaint   First pleading (court document) of one who initiates action in a civil case  
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Authorization form   Document for use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) NOT in a consent form that describes the purpose for which the health care information is to be used and disclosed  
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Civil Law   Statue that enforces private rights and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal law  
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Expert Testimony   Statement given concerning a scientific, technical, or professional matter by a person with authority regarding the matter  
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Implied consent (contract)   Agreement derived because of implication or the situation, general language, or conduct of the patient  
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Protected Health Information (PHI)   Information about the patient's past, present, or future health condition that contains personal identifying data  
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Grievance Committee   Impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patients' complaints about medical care or excessive fees  
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Privileged communication   Interaction between two parties in which the law recognizes a private, protected relationship. Whatever is communicated between these pairs of parties shall remain confidential, and the law cannot force disclosure of these communications  
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Criminal law   Laws (felonies and misdemeanors) made to protect the public against the harmful acts of others.  
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Subpoena “Deuces Tecum"   Commands the original medical record in court  
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Respondeat superior   Let the master answer  
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Portability   The transferbility of an insurance benefit from one source (e.g., job) to another when the worker loses or changes jobs  
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Health care power of attorney   Document that names another individual as a decision maker for the patient when the patient is terminally ill or comatose  
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Covered entities   Those who provide health care and/or send data electronically, such as; health care professionals, health plans, health care clearinghouses, and hospitals.  
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Scope of practice   The range of education, training, ability, and skills a health care professional is expected to have and operate within according to the law and within the standard of care  
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Emancipated minors   Children of any age who fall outside the jurisdiction and custody of their parents or guardians and who may make financial and medical decisions  
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Risk management   Identifying problem practices or behaviors, then acting to control or eliminate them  
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Felony   a crime, typically one involving violence, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year  
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Administrative law   Law that governs the activities of government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, Medicare, and Medicaid  
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Bonding-   Obligation of an insurance company or bonding agency to protect an employer against financial loss caused by the acts or omissions of employees  
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Compliance plan-   Written rules outlining practice standards that include federal and state orders  
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Libel-   A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation  
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Contract law-   Agreements that are legally enforceable by law between two or more parties; requires an offer, acceptance of the offer, and promise to perform  
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Minimum necessary standard-   Limit the disclosure of PHI to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure, or request  
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Arbitration-   An arrangement in which the patient waives the right to sue the physician and, instead, agrees to submit any dispute to arbitration. Arbitration agreements are legal and binding  
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Supremacy clause   Declares the constitution, laws, and treaties of the federal government to be the supreme law of the land to which judges in every state are bound regardless of state law to the contrary  
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Misdemeanor   An offense that is considered less serious than a felony and carries a lesser penalty, usually a fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year  
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Federal law   A body of law at the highest or national level of a federal government.  
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Slander   The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation  
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Law   The system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties  
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HX   History  
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T   Temperature  
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F   Fahrenheit  
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A   Allergies  
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lt   Left  
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PND   Post Nasal Drip  
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Rec   Recommended  
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mg   Milligrams  
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p.o.   per oral (by mouth)  
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q.   daily  
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h.   hours  
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diag   diagnosis  
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URI   Upper Respiratory Infection  
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Etiol.   Etiology; the cause of infection  
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CXR   Chest X-ray  
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CBC   Complete Blood Count  
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UA   Urinalysis  
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retn   Return/ Retention  
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Wks   Weeks  
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Oath of Hippocrates   First standards of medical conduct and ethics  
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medical ethics   Moral principles and standards in the medical profession  
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Bioethics   Branch of ethics concerning moral issues, questions, and problems that arise in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research  
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Privileged information   information in a medical record  
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Medical Etiquette   Code of conduct, courtesy, and manners customary in the medical profession  
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Principles of Medical Ethics   modern code of ethics  
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HIPAA stands for   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  
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Information about patients past, present, or future health condition that contains personal identifying data is called:   Protected Health Information (PHI)  
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The three items a VOLUNTARY signed consent form covers   (1) Treatment (2) Payments (to doctor) (3) Health care opperations  
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What form must be obtained for use and disclosure of protected health information   Authorization form (form for disclosure)  
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Define Compliance Plan   Written document that includes office policies, procedures, and practice standards that are monitored  
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Common term for Litigation   Lawsuit  
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Another phrase used for Medical Malpractice   Medical Professional Liability  
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A physician is legally responsible for any act you preform while in his or her employ. The legal phrase used to describe this responsibility is called: (-----) and means (-----)   Respondeat Superior; Let the master answer  
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Three circumstances in which a minor may become emancipated   (1) Minor who is pregnant (2) Minor in the army (3) Minor away to school  
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Malfeasance   wrongful treatment of the patient  
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Misfeasance   lawful treatment done in the wrong way  
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Nonfeasance   failure of the physician to do anything  
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Malpractice   carelessness of negligence by a professional person  
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Criminal negligence   Reckless disregard for the safety of another; being indifferent to an injury that could occur  
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Three principal defenses in a malpractice lawsuit   (1) Contributory Negligence (2) Assumption of risk (3) Statue of limitations  
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Three alternatives to the litigation process   (1) Screening panel (Grievance Committee) (2) Arbitration (Handled outside of court) (3) No fault (Malpractice insurance)  
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Res Ipsa Loquitor   The thing speaks for itself  
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Respondeat Superior   Let the master answer  
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Deuce tecum subpoena   Commands the original medical record in court  
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Subpoena   Write that commands a witness to appear at a trial  
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Deposition   Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before a trial  
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Res judicata   already decided by a judge  
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Qui facit per alium facit per se   He who acts through another, acts for himself  
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Res gestae   Things done, deed  
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No compos mentis   Not of sound mind  
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4 D's   Duty, Derelict, Direct cause, Damages  
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OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
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CLIA   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment  
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FDA (Food and Drug Administration)   protect the health by ensuring safe pharmaceutical products  
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DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)   regulates the distribution of narcotics  
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Fraud   intentional perversion of truth  
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Medical Directive   allows patient to specify their wishes in regard to four specific dire medical situations by questionaire  
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Healthcare proxy   someone to carry out your wishes should you be unable to  
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Living will   how you want to live or not live  
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