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Accreditation   show
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show Enabling statutes enacted to define powers and procedures when an agency is created  
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show A legal defense that holds the defendant is not guilty of a negligent act, since the plaintiff knew of and accepted beforehand any risks involved.  
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show Refers to the acts health care practitioners perform to help people stay healthy or recover from an illness.  
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Bioethics   show
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Cardiologist   show
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Caveat emptor   show
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Certification   show
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show The body of unwritten law developed in England, primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and tradition.  
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show An affirmative defense claimed by the defendant, alleging that the plaintiff contributed to the injury by a certain degree.  
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show The act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals.  
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Consent   show
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Constitutional law   show
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show An affirmative defense that alleges that the plaintiff, through a lack of care, caused or contributed to his or her own injury.  
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show The person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit.  
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show Sworn testimony given and recorded outside the courtroom during the pretrial phase of a case.  
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Doctrine of informed consent   show
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Emergency   show
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Ethics   show
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show An offense punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more than 1 year.  
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Fidelity   show
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Fraud   show
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Health Maintenance Organization   show
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show Offered to individuals covered by high-deductible health plans, these accounts let these individuals save money, tax free, to pay for medical expenses.  
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Implied contracts   show
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show Individual can give consent only after they have all the information.  
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show The power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment.  
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Law   show
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show Legally responsible or obligated.  
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show A mandatory credentialing process established by law, usually at the state level, that grants the right to practice certain skills and endeavors.  
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show prone to engage in lawsuits  
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show The performance of a totally wrongful and unlawful act.  
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Managed Care   show
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show The performance of a lawful act in an illegal or improper manner.  
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show One’s personal concept of right and wrong, formed through the influence of the family, culture, and society.  
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show An unintentional tort alleged when one may have performed or failed to perform an act that a reasonable person would not or would have done in similar circumstances.  
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show The failure to act when one should.  
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Nonmaleficence   show
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show Subscribers may see any in network provider without a referral.  
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Plaintiff   show
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show Decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases, even though they were not enacted by a legislature; also known as case law.  
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show The physician responsible for directing all of a patient’s medical care and determining whether the patient should be referred for specialty care.  
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show The government as plaintiff in a criminal case.  
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show A code prescribing correct behavior in a specific situation, such as a situation arising in a medical office.  
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show The process by which a professional license obtained in one state may be accepted as valid in other states by prior agreement without reexamination.  
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show A technical defense to a lawsuit that prohibits a lawsuit against the person who caused an injury (the tortfeasor) if he or she was expressly released from further liability in the settlement of a suit.  
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show 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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show Literally, "the thing has been decided"; legal principle that a claim cannot be retried between the same parties if it has already been legally resolved.  
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show Literally, “let the master answer.” A doctrine under which an employer is legally liable for the acts of his or her employees, if such acts were performed within the scope of the employees’ duties.  
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show That period of time established by state law during which a lawsuit may be filed.  
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Statutory law   show
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show 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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Subpoena   show
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Summary judgment   show
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show A civil wrong committed against a person or property, excluding breach of contract.  
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Tortfeasor   show
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show Truth telling  
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Endorsement   show
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Registration   show
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