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law & ethics CH 4-6

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liable   show
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show level of performance expected from health care professional  
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duty of care   show
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show responsible for our actions or failure to act rationally  
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show place records outside doors facing toward the door, don't display patient photos with any identifiable marks  
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show holding information, not to be released to unauthorized people  
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privileged communication   show
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when can confidentiality be waived?   show
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Malfeasance   show
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show legal act done badly/poorly  
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Nonfeasance   show
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In negligence you have to prove the 4D’s   show
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show Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations  
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show “the thing speaks for itself” common knowledge  
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show monetary awards sought by plaintiffs in lawsuits  
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wrongful death statutes   show
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Summons and complaint   show
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Subpoena   show
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show sworn testimony outside of the court usually in a lawyer’s office, trying to see how strong your case is and poke holes in it  
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interrogatory   show
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Subpoena duces tecum   show
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testimony   show
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courtroom conduct   show
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)   show
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show unintentional tort of negligence  
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when a patient sues a doctor for negligence, who has the burden of proof the plaintiff or the defendant?   show
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types of damages   show
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general compensatory   show
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show losses not directly caused by the wrong and dollar loss must be proved  
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consequential   show
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show harsh punishment and amount of damages may be set by law  
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show pateint wasnt hurt much and small token awarded  
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denial   show
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show risks, what if you do nothing, other options, why treatment needed  
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show denial, contributory, technical, affirmative (something else caused the issue)  
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show the facility, give patient only copies  
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show the patient  
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show patient must write letter, sign and state specifically what they want fixed, doctor makes sure mistake has been made,one line through bad information, put correction above, date and your initials  
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show Cxx appointments (cancelled appointments), Missed appointments, Refills, and Treatment refusals  
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Statute of limitations   show
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show state laws about communicable disease patient have that you have to report to the state department  
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Doctrine of professional discretion   show
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show living away from home, self-supporting, married, or military  
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how long do you have to Retain medical records   show
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show has to be destroyed so no one can ever read it like burning or shredding  
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Abortion laws   show
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show "the things has been decided" claim cannot be retried if it has already been resolved  
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show option available to doctors from former carriers to continue coverage for dates claims-made was in effect  
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show supplement to claims-made that can be purchased from a new carrier when doctor changes carriers  
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self-insurance coverage   show
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show varies  
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fiduciary duty   show
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show verify the phone number of receiving location, dont fax if others in room can view the material, dont leave unattended, dont discard without shredding, use fax cover sheet that states, "confidential: to addressee only. please return if recieved in error  
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those who must have agent to give consent   show
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