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Ch. 3 Key terms

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Attempt or threat to touch or injure another person   Assault  
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Unauthorized physical contact   Battery  
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Court action between individuals, corporations, governement bodies,or other organizations   Civil Lawsuit  
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The personal and professional rules of performance and moral behavior as set by members of a profession.   Code of Ethics  
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maintaining the privacy of information   Confidentiality  
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Court action brought by the state for committing a crime against public welfare.   Criminal Lawsuit  
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Spoken or written words that can damage a persons reputation.   Defamation  
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Person against whom a lawsuit is filed.   Defendant  
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Legislation that quarantees the privacy if individual health information.   Health Insurance Portability & Accountability act.  
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Detailed report of a condition that affected patient care or worker safety, documenting the incident and actions taken.   Incident report  
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Patient rights to know the method and risk before agreeing to treatment.   Informed Consent  
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Unauthorized release of information   Invasion of Privacy  
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Published writing that can damage a person's reputation   Libel  
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Medical care that does not meet a reasonable standard and results in harm.   Malpractice  
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Failure to perform duties according to accepted standards.   Negligence  
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Patients have the right to refuse routine testing for HIV   Opt out Screening  
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A revision of the patients bill of rights.   Patient Care partnership  
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Document published by the JC to better protect patients from medical errors.   Patient safety goals  
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Person who files a lawsuit   Plaintiff  
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A hospital depatment that devolops policys to protect patients and workers   Risk Management  
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Evalution of the causative factors of variation in performance.   Root Cause analysis  
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An unanticipated death or permanent losss of function not release to a patient's illness or underlying condition.   Sentiel Event  
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False or malicious spoken words   Slander  
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Skill and knowledge requirements to perform patient care set up by regulatory and professional organization.   Standard of care  
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Wrongful act committed by one person against another person or property.   Tort  
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Document written by the American Hospital Association stating the patient's right during treatment.   Patient's bill of rights  
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