Legal, Ethics, HIPAA
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| Legally responsible | liable
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| The act of leaving without intention of returning | abandonment
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| The legally prescribed time limit in which a lawsuit must be filed | statute of limitations
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| Injurious negligence or incompetence of professionals | malpractice
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| The inherent risk involved in a potentially dangerous situation | assumption of risk
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| The act of making untrue statements about another which damages his/her reputation | slander
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| Professional standard of care of a health care provider with similar training or skill | standards of care
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| Court order requiring an individual to testify in court | subpoena
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| Document stating specific life-prolonging procedures when you can’t communicate | Advanced Directive (living will)
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| Omission of the standards of care | negligence
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| A patient’s right to make their own decisions about their care | autonomy
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| Communication between two parties of information protected by law | confidentiality
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| Reckless disregard, whether negligent or intentional, for the safety of others | res ipsa loquitur (gross negligence)
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| Body of law allowing injured person to obtain monies from the causing person | tort law (personal injury)
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| Serious crime punishable by a minimum of a year in state prison | felony
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| Harm resulting from physical contact | battery
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| Voluntary consent for access, use and disclosure of health information | authorization
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| First, do no harm | nonmaleficence
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| Action that is done for the benefit of others. Always act to benefit the patient. | beneficence
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| Being faithful to the patient's trust and confidences | fidelity
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| Belief system based on moral principles that are embedded in a common morality | principlism
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| Mentally or psychologically able to make medical decisions | competent
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| Divulgence of information by an entity to persons or organizations outside of that entity | disclosure
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| That which tends to injure a person's reputation | defamation
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| The manners and attitude towards patients generally accepted by practitioner | mediquette
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| Careful and sensible | prudent
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| When the healthcare employer is held equally responsible for an employee's negligence | respondeat superior
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| Regulations established by government and applicable to political subdivisions | laws
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| Principle based system that defines the difference between rght and wrong | ethics
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| Telling the truth | veracity
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| One who stands in the place of another when our patients lack capacity to decide | surrogate
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| Laws protecting the physical safety and property of society at large. Penalties (imprisonment or fine) are paid to the governing body which enacted the law. | criminal law
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| Patient is apprehensive about the threat of being harmed | assault
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| Unjustified restraint of a person | false imprisonment
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| Written information that results in defamation of character or loss of reputation | libel
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| Conditions that need to be met for a claim of malpractice. | duty breach of duty injury causation
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| The quality of being impartial and fair | justice
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| A document that gives a person of your choosing the power to make financial and other decisions on your behalf | Durable Power of Attorney
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| Agreement to undergo medical treatment, or care in their language, states all risks, states all benefits, all alternatives. Agreement must be voluntary. | Informed consent
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| Mandates standards for the exchange of health information; who can look at and receive healthcare data | HIPAA Health Insurance Privacy Accountability Act
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| Information that can be linked to a particular person originating from a health care service event | PHI Protected Health Information
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| A Healthcare Plan or Healthcare provider who transmits any information in electronic form | Covered entity
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| Document describing federal regulations regarding the patient’s rights over their own health information | NPP Notice of Privacy Practices
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| A pattern of agreements that extends protection of health care data that requires each covered entity that shares information with any other entity satisfy the same requirements | chain of trust
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| Health Information Management | HIM
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| Standard claim form used for payment of medical services and/or goods | HCFA 1500
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| Any set of codes and their descriptions used to encode data elements such as medical terms, medical diagnostic codes, medical procedures | code sets
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| International classification of diseases | ICDA
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| Apprehension of physical harm | assault
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| Agency provides guidelines to help ensure the safety of workers | OSHA
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| Act relieves the medical profession from liability when rendering care at the scene of an emergency | Good Samaritan Act
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| Act provides rules and regulations for admitting a person into a mental health unit | Baker Act
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