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Med law & Ethics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| statute of limitations | the period of time that a patient has to file a lawsuit |
| standard of care | ordinary skill and care that practitioners use |
| scope of practice | the activities a healthcare professional is allowed to perform as indicated in their licensure, certification, or training |
| risk management | a practice to minimize the incidence of problem behavior that might lead to injury for employee or patient |
| respondeat superior | the employer is responsible for the actions or inactions of its employees |
| Prudent Person Rule | the healthcare professional must provide information that a reasonable, prudent person would expect about their condition |
| Good Samaritan Laws | state laws that help protect healthcare professionals and citizens from liability while giving emergency care |
| discovery rule | states that the statute of limitations begins to run at the time the injury is discovered or when the patient knows of the injury |
| bonding | type of insurance that covers employees who handle financial statements, records, and cash |
| other potentially infectious material | semen, vaginal secretions, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental procedures, to name a few |
| abuse | questionable practices inconsistent with medical or business practices (not intentional) |
| Office of Inspector General | Investigates fraud in federal programs |
| bloodborne pathogens | disease-producing microorganisms transmitted by means of blood and body fluids containing blood |
| vital statistics | major events in a person's life, such as live births, deaths, marriages |
| Food and Drug Administration | enforces drug sales and distribution |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | enforces the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 |
| coroner | a public health officer who holds an investigation if a person's death is from an unknown or violent cause |
| autopsy | a postmortem examination of organs and tissues to determine the cause of death |
| dereliction | neglect, as in neglect of duties |
| the four D's of negligence | duty, dereliction, direct cause, damages |
| punitive damages | a monetary award by a court to a person who has been harmed in a malicious and willful way, meant to punish the offender |
| nonfeasance | the failure to perform an action when it is necessary |
| nominal charges | a slight or token payment awarded by the court |
| negligence | an unintentional action that occurs when a person either performs or fails to perform an action that a "reasonable person" would or would not have performed in a similar situation |
| misfeasance | the improper performance of an otherwise proper or lawful act |
| malpractice | professional misconduct or demonstration of an inreasonable lack of skill with the result of injury,loss or damage to the patient |
| malfeasance | performing an illegal act |
| fraud | the deliberate concealment of the facts from another person for unlawful or unfair gain |
| feasance | doing an act or performing a duty |
| damages | any injuries caused by the defendant, usually a monetary award is given as compensation |
| Compensatory damages | court-awarded payment to make up for loss of income and pain and suffering |
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Kirkster
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