HPR CH 4
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| Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | Settlement of civil disputes between parties using neutral mediators or arbitrators without going to court.
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| Confidentiality | The act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals.
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| Damages | Monetary awards sought by plaintiffs in lawsuits.
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| Deposition | Sworn testimony given and recorded outside the courtroom during the pretrial phase of a case.
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| Duty of Care | The obligation of health care professionals to patients and, in some cases, nonpatients.
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| Interrogatory | A written set of questions requiring written answers from a plaintiff or defendant under oath.
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| Liable | Accountable under the law.
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| Malfeasance | The performance of a totally wrongful and unlawful act.
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| Misfeasance | The performance of a lawful act in an illegal or improper manner.
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| Nonfeasance | The failure to act when one should.
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| Privileged Communication | Information held confidential within a protected relationship.
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| -Res Ipsa Loquitur | Literally, "the thing speaks for itself"; a situation that is so obviously negligent that no expert witnesses need be called. Also known as the doctrine of common knowledge.
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| Standard of Care | The level of performance expected of a health care worker in carrying out his or her professional duties.
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| Subpoena | A legal document requiring the recipient to appear as a witness in court or to give a deposition.
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| Subpoena Duces Tecum | A legal document requiring the recipient to bring certain written records to court to be used as evidence in a lawsuit.
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| Summons | A written notification issued by the clerk of the court and delivered with a copy of the complaint to the defendant in a lawsuit, directing him or her to respond to the charges brought in a court of law.
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| Testimony | Statements sworn to under oath by witnesses testifying in court and giving depositions.
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| Wrongful Death Statutes | State statutes that allow a person's beneficiaries to collect for loss to the estate of the deceased for future earnings when a death is judged to have been due to negligence.
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