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Medical Assisting
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandonment | Failure to make arrangements for a patient's continued medical care. |
| Age of majority | Legal status of adulthood, as recognized by the state. |
| Against medical advice (AMA) | Designation for a patient who leaves the hospital even though his doctor disagrees with the decision to leave. |
| Agent | Representative of a facility, hospital, or doctor's office who represents in word and action the supervising physician. |
| Assault | Threat or perceived threat to do bodily harm to another person. |
| Battery | Intentional act of touching another person in a socially unacceptable manner without her consent. |
| Breach of contract | failure to comply with an established agreement as specified in a written contract. |
| Civil law | Branch of private law that deals with accidental, rather than intentional, injury to a person or personal property |
| Criminal law | Branch of public law that deals with the rights and responsibilities of the government to maintain public order |
| Damages | Monetary award paid by the physician to the patient as directed by the court |
| Defamation | Providing false information (written or spoken) that causes harm to the reputation of another. |
| Defendant | Person accused in a court law. |
| Deposition | Formal method of gathering information in which a person testifies to the actions of herself and coworkers. |
| Durable power of attorney | Written legal designation of a person to make medical decision on behalf of another person. |
| Emancipated minor | Person under the age of majority who has been declared by a court to be independent and responsible for his own debts. |
| Expert witness | Person who is called to testify in court due to her status as an expert on a given subject or in a specialty. |
| Felony | Serious crime against the public that is punishable by serving time in prison. |
| Fraud | Intentional misrepresentation of a situation for financial gain. |
| Gross negligence | Intentional failure to provide care or the commission of an act by an individual with reckless disregard for consequences that endanger a patient. |
| Implied consent | Acceptance of treatment expressed through a patient's actions, such as rolling up his sleeve for blood pressure measurement. |
| Informed consent | Document that a patient signs, which is a written agreement for treatment. |
| Libel | Dishonoring or defaming a person through written documents. |
| Licensure | Designation signifying that a person has met the standards and requirements of her profession and is legally able to offer specific services for monetary reimbursement. |
| Litigation | In medicine, a legal action that determines the rights and remedies a patient can pursue in the event of suspected medical malpractice. |
| living will | Written directions to a physician that instruct the physician about whether or not to maintain life-support systems in the event of a patient's terminal illness. |
| Malfeasance | Unlawful act that causes harm. |
| Malpractice | Action by a health care professional that injures a patient and fails to meet reasonable standards of professional care. |
| Negligence | unintentional failure of a health care professional to meet his responsibilities to a patient, resulting in injury to the patient. |
| Noncompliance | Failure of a patient to follow his physician's treatment plan. |
| Nonfeasance | Failure of a health care professional or organization to perform a task or deliver a service, resulting in harm or injury to a patient. |
| Perjury | Act of lying in court, despite taking an oath to tell the truth. |
| Plaintiff | Person bringing charges in court. |
| Res ipsa loquitur | Latin phrase meaning "The thing speaks for itself" and used in legal situations when negligence is clearly evident. |
| Respondeat superior | Latin phrase meaning "Let the master answer" a legal doctrine that places responsibility on a physician for the actions of her employee. |
| Restitution | Monetary compensation for a loss or injury. |
| Risk management | Proactive management that seeks to reduce potential risk of a lawsuit before it occurs. |
| Scope of practice | Range of services a professional can offer, based on training, ability, and licensure. |
| Slander | Dishonoring or defaming a person through verbal attacks. |
| Statute | Law. |
| Statute of limitations | Law that sets a time limit within which a person can bring a lawsuit. |
| Subpoena | Legal document that notifies a person that he is required to appear in court or be available for deposition. |
| Subpoena duces tecum | Latin phrase meaning "bring with you under penalty of punishment," a legal documents that requires a person to appear in court with specified documents, such as patient records. |
| Tort | Wrongful act committed by a person that causes harm to another person or property. |
| Vicarious liability | Liability of an employer for the wrongdoing of an employee while on the job. |
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