unit 2 Med Law
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Accreditation | official authorizaton or approval for conforming to a specified standard
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| Certification | voluntary credentialing process giving applicants who meet specific requirements a certificate
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| qui tam | "to bring an action for the king and for one's self"-individuals who use this law are called whistleblowers
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| Allopathic | a medical philosophy; how MDs are trained
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| Federal False Claims Act | federal law that allows individuals to bring civil actions on behalf of the US government for false claims made to the government
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| gatekeeper physician | primary care MD-directs the medical care of the managed care health plan patient
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| Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 | HIPAA
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| health maintenance organization | HMO
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| Healthcare Integrity & Protection Bank | National healthcare fraud & abuse data collection-reporting actions taken against suppliers, practitioners, and other healthcare providers
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| Indemnity | traditional form of health insurance that covers the insured against a potential loss of money from medical expenses
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| Individual (independent) Practice Association | IPA
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| Licensure | mandatory credentialing process established by state law; grants the right to practice certain skills and endeavors
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| Endorsement | process by which a licensee may practice in another state-based on review of credentials judged to meet requirements of new state
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| managed care | system in which financing, administration and healthcare delivery are combined to provide services to members for a prepaid fee
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| (PMPM) per member per month | payment plan used by HMOs
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| medical practice acts | state laws written to govern the practice of medicine; varies each state
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| medical boards | set forth by medical practice acts; protects health, safety & welfare of healthcare consumers through licensing and regulation for MDs and other HCWs
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| Reciprocity | process in which a professional license obtained in one state is accepted as valid by a new state by prior agreement without re-examination
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| Registration | entry into an official record the names of persons in a certain occupation who have satisfied specific requirements
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| respondeat superior | "let the master answer"
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| preferred provider organization | PPO
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| Administer | to instill a drug into the body/body part of a patient
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| Autopsy | postmortem exam to determine cause of death or obtain physiologic evidence
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| Child Abuse Prevention Act | federal law requiring MDs/DOs to report cases of abuse
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| Amendments to Older Americans Act | federal act that defines elder abuse, neglect and exploitation; does not deal with enforcement
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| Controlled Substances Act | federal law giving authority to DEA to regulate sale & use of drugs
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| Coroner | public official
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| Dispense | to deliver controlled substances to a patient
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| Drug Enforcement Administration | DEA
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| Food & Drug Administration | FDA
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| Forensics | Branch of medicine using law and medicine to explain medical issues or medical proof at trials dealing with malpractice, crimes and accidents
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| medical examiner | physician who investigates suspicious or unexplained deaths
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| National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act | created compensation program for those injured (death) following vaccines created after 1986
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| Prescribe | to issue a medical prescription for a patient
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| Unborn Victims of Violence Act | federal act that provides for prosecution of anyone who causes death or injury of fetus in utero
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| vital statistics | records of significant events (births, deaths, etc) that occur in an individual's lifetime that affect public policy
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| Department Health & Human Services | DHHS
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