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Mod 1A MOP Ch. 2
Medical Ethics, Law and Compliance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethics | The standards of conduct that grow out of one's understanding of right and wrong. |
| Bioethics | The branch of ethics of medical treatment, technology and procedures. |
| Moral Values | The concept of what is good, and professional behavior by the words such as compassion, honesty, honorable and responsibility. |
| Etiquette | Behaviors that mark courteous treatment of others. |
| Medical Practice Acts | Laws each state governs the practice of medicine within its own borders. |
| Licensure | The license to practice medicine. |
| Who grants licensure? | By a board established in each state. |
| How often does a provider have to renew their license | Annually or every other year. |
| A license permits a provider to practice medicine in any U.S. State. True or False | False- Licenses must be received in each individual state. |
| Narcotics Registration | A requirement of any physician who will have occasion to presribe or dispense drugs. |
| Who grants the registration permit? | DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) |
| What is a registration | A permit to prescribe or dispense drugs. |
| Implied Consent | Routine treatment only. |
| Express Consent | Complicated procedures such as surgery, diagnostic tests and x-ray treatments. In writing or orally. |
| Informed Consent | The patient has had the illness or problem explained by the physician in simple, understandable terms. |
| Durable Power of Attorney | Giving someone else (of the patient's choosing), the right to make decisions for the patient. |
| When does a contract between physician and patient start? | When the patient goes to the physician for care. The contract is implied. |
| Liability | Legal responsibility |
| Defensive Medicine | Physicians order additional tests and follow-up visits to confirm a diagnosis or treatment result to protect themselves from lawsuits brought on by patients. |
| Malpractice | Improper care or treatment of a patient by a physician, hospital etc. |
| Termination | The right of a physician to end the patient/physician relationship when a patient does not follow treatment instructions. |
| Abandonment | A physicians failure to continue furnishing care for a patient without warning. |
| Assault | Clear threat of injury to another. |
| Battery | Bodily contact without permission. |
| Litigation | A lawsuit |
| Summons | A written notice sent to the person being sued ordering them to answer the charges made. |
| Contributory Negligence | A patients refusal to have tests, x-rays, or vaccinations or failure to follow physicians instructions. |
| Settlement | An agreement between the plaintiff and the physician's insurance company so the case does not have to go to court. |
| Arbitration | The process where a person hears all evidence and mediates to resolve the dispute or make decisions if either side cannot agree. |
| Arbitrator | The person who hears all evidence and mediates to resolve the dispute or make decisions if either side cannot agree. |
| Statute of Limitations | A law that sets a time limit for initiating litigation. |
| Good Samaritan Act | Protects a physician from liability for civil damages that may arise as a result of providing emergency care. |
| Compliance | Adherence to rules and regulations. |
| Exceptions to confidentiality | Births, Deaths, Abuse of a child, Injuries as a result of violence, occupational illnesses, communicable diseases, food poisoning. |
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