accepted standard of care

the consensus pf medical opinion on patient care a particular situation

created by administrative agencies

an unjustifiable attempt to touch another person, or the threat to do so

the intentional touching of another person without consent

law determined by court decisions, usually as an interpretation of existing statutory law

action taken after a private law is violated

an defense after a public law is violated

money awarded by the court to the plaintiff to be paid by the defendant

failure to fulfill an obligation

a documentation to report an incident

pays for injuries or property damage you cause to other people when you are legally responsible

you are legally responsible for something and can be held accountable for the consequences

the delivery of substandard care that results in harm to a patient

failure to preform an action consistent with the accepted standard of care

the person claiming to be harmed by the defendant

disputed between private individuals/companies

protected health information

any part of the patents health info that is linked to identify them is protected

leads to a criminal action, and the violator is prosecuted by the public in the person of the governments attorney

the set of procedures and responsibilities for which your training has prepared you for which you have demonstrated competency

law created by the legislative body

wrongful act that causes harm or injury to another person

out-of-court settlement

the two parties reach an agreement without the intervention of a judge or jury

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chapter 19

Question	Answer
accepted standard of care	the consensus pf medical opinion on patient care a particular situation
administrstive law	created by administrative agencies
assult	an unjustifiable attempt to touch another person, or the threat to do so
battery	the intentional touching of another person without consent
case law	law determined by court decisions, usually as an interpretation of existing statutory law
civil action	action taken after a private law is violated
criminal action	an defense after a public law is violated
damages	money awarded by the court to the plaintiff to be paid by the defendant
dereliction	failure to fulfill an obligation
event report	a documentation to report an incident
liability insurance	pays for injuries or property damage you cause to other people when you are legally responsible
liable	you are legally responsible for something and can be held accountable for the consequences
malpractice	the delivery of substandard care that results in harm to a patient
negligence	failure to preform an action consistent with the accepted standard of care
plaintiff	the person claiming to be harmed by the defendant
private law	disputed between private individuals/companies
protected health information	any part of the patents health info that is linked to identify them is protected
public law	leads to a criminal action, and the violator is prosecuted by the public in the person of the governments attorney
scope of practice	the set of procedures and responsibilities for which your training has prepared you for which you have demonstrated competency
statutory law	law created by the legislative body
tort	wrongful act that causes harm or injury to another person
out-of-court settlement	the two parties reach an agreement without the intervention of a judge or jury

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