Medical Law and Ethics Chapter 1,2,3,4,5

internal environment

someone who assumes the care of someone who is hospitalized in place of their primary care provider

a society that has numerous distinct ethnic religious and cultural groups that coexist

a contractual obligation to pay a sum of money to an employer due to the actions of an employee

an amount of money given to healthcare providers determined by the amount of patients they have

the usage of medicine that complements traditional medecin with alternative medicine

a group of different companies that operate in many different fields

a medical expense that is a fixed amount paid by people with insurance

a payment put down by the customer before the insurance makes any payments

providers are paid for each service performed

Someone who regulates medical care

three or more individuals organize to supply professional service and share equipment and staff

a type of managed care insurance plan offered to patients at a fixed annual fee, providing service from participating physicians

medicine that helps the whole person (body, mind, spirit, and lifestyle), using all appropriate therapies, both traditional and alternative

a collaberation between clinics and other providers (physicians, hospitals, etc.)

a type of healthcare plan with predetermined fees, usually HMO or PPO

clients can get treatment from outside of the health care plan but pay more to do so

two or more individuals are co owners of a business

a type of managed care that encourages providers to improve the quality of their service, they are reimbursed for progress towards a set goal

a business agreement between a provider and an insurer where fees for certain services are predetermined for an established group of clients assigned to or selected by the provider

a corporations where licensed individuals organize to render a professional service to the public

business owned by single individual

certificate that signifies that someone has met requirement needed to be a professional

someone with additional education to manage a facility

awarded to professionals in specific feilds after gaining additional knowledge at a workshop/seminar

evidence to one’s knowledge or experiance

when one state supports another

a graduate from a 9-month to 1-year college program

legal permission to perform certain acts (for example a physician to practice medicine)

someone who assists a provider in both administrative and clinical duties

someone who has education and experiance in current procedural terminology and international classification of diseases, responsible for correct applications of codes for procedures, supplies and diagnoses used for billing proffessionals for medical services

someone with a certificate or associate degree who works under supervision of a provider or medical technologist in a laboratory preparing specimens and operating automated analyzers

a graduate from a 4 year college program in medical technology that includes 1 year of clinical experience in the laboratory. Performs complex tests and analyses, ensures accuracy of testing, and may supervise medical laboratory technicians

may or may not have a formal education, will have superior medical terminology knowledge and keyboarding and grammar skills, transcribes medical dictation

an RN usually with a bachelor of science in nursing, who has additional education in nursing at the masters or doctoral level

a provider who is identified by law as a doctor of medecine (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO)

someone with 1-4 years of education in an approved program, works under the supervision of a physician

any health care professional who examines, diagnoses, and treats individuals (includes MDs and DOs)

an agreement by which two states recognize the licensing procedures of each other, consider them valid, and grant licenses to practice based on the other state’s licensure, sometime refered to as “endorsement”

a graduate from a 2 year associate degree, 3 year diploma, or 4-5 year bachelor’s degree program who passed the state licensing examination for for their field, works under a physicians direction

an entry in an official record listing names of people with certain requirements and education levels

what is allowed for a person to do depending on education, experience, and competency

a chronological file used as a reminder to do specific tasks on schedule, usually daily, weekly, or monthly

introduce a drug into a client’s body

federal law that regulates the administration, dispensing, and prescribing of particular substances that are categorized into five schedules

branch of the department of justice that enforces drug laws

an insurance carrier’s list of preferred drugs

national standards to protect health information

state statutes that define the practice of medicine, decribe methods of licensure, and set guidelines for suspension or revocation of a license

A 10-digit unique number given to a health care provider for idnetification purposes under HIPAA regulations

issue a drug order for a client

a portion of HIPPA that regulates the confidentiality of a clien’ts health record while still allowing that information to flow properly and effectively in order to treat the client

all the past, present, and future physical and mental conditions of an individual’s health care

a healthcare employee appointed by a principal party (physician or provider) to perform authorized acts in the name and under the control and direction of the principal party

methods outside the judicial system used to solve potential malpractice actions, methods include arbitration and mediation

a threat to inflict injury with an apparent ability to do so

the unlawful touching, beating, or laying hold of persons or their clothing without consent

failure to comply with the terms of a valid contract

identifies conflicts between individuals, corporations, government bodies, and other organizations

guidelines established to protect a clinic from fraud and litigation charges

a voluntary agreement between parties

when an individual commits an act that is considered to be an offense against society as a whole

spoken or written words concerning someone that tend to injure that person’s reputation and for which damages can be recovered, the two types are libel and slander

false, defamatory writing, such as published material, effigies, or pictures

false, malicious, or defamatory spoken words

holding in confidence or trust

commission of an unlawful act

professional negligence fo physicians or providers

improper performance of an act resulting in injury to another

doing some act that a reasonable and prudent provider would not do, or failing to do some act that a reasonable and prudent provider would do

failure to perform an act when there is a duty to do so

the thing speaks for itself, a doctrine of negligenge law

let the master answer, the provider is responsible for employee acts

wrongful act committed by one person against another person or against propery, distinguished from a breach of contract

legal doctrine assigns liability for injury to a person of institution who did not cause the injury but who has a particular legal relationship to the person who did act negligently

one who appeals a court decision to a higher court

the procedure of calling someone before a court to answer a charge

court action between private parties, corportatoins, government bodies, or other organizations. comensation is usually monetary.

summary and las statements made by opposing attorneys at a hearing or trial

the law making body of the federal government, made up of two seperate groups, the house of representatives and the senate

court that reviews decisions made by a lower court; may reverse, remand, modify, or affirm lower court decision

an order issued only by a judge to appear or to request certain records, does not require clients permission

court action brought by the state against individuals or groups of people accused of committing a crime; punishment is usually imprisonment and/or a fine; includes recovery of rights of society

examination of a witness by an opposing attorney at a hearing or trial

the person or group accused in a court action