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Torts
Healthcare Torts
Question | Answer |
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Torts | when a person is harmed or injured because a health care provider does not meet the established or expected standards of care |
Malpractice | bad practice” and is commonly called “professional negligence.” |
Negligence | failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position |
Assault and Battery | assault includes a threat or attempt to injure; battery includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent. |
informed Consent | permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after the procedure and all risks involved have been explained in terms the person can understand |
Invasion of Privacy | includes unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information about an individual without that person’s consent. |
False Imprisonment | refers to restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom. |
Abuse | any care resulting in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. |
Defamation | occurs when false statements either cause a person to be ridiculed or damage the person’s reputation |
Slander | verbal defamation |
libel | written defamation |