chapter 7

Question 0

doctrine of professional discretion

Answer 0

a principle under which a physician can exercise judgement as to whether to show patients who are being treated for mental or emotional conditions their records. disclosure depends on whether, in the physician’s judgement, such patients would be harmed by viewing the records

Question 1

medical record

Answer 1

a collection of data recorded when a patient seeks medical treatment

Question 2

fiduciary duty

Answer 2

a physician’s obligation to his or her patient, based on trust and confidence

Question 3

confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse, patient records

Answer 3

a federal statute that protects patients with histories of substance abuse regarding the release of information about treatment

Question 4

consent

Answer 4

permission from a person, either expressed or implied, for something to be done by another

Question 5

doctrine of informed consent

Answer 5

the legal basis for informed consent, usually outlined in a state’s medical practice acts

Question 6

Good Samaritan acts

Answer 6

state laws protecting physicians and sometimes other health care practitioners and laypersons from charges of negligence or abandonment if they stop to help the victim of an accident or other emergency

Question 7

health information technology (HIT)

Answer 7

the application of information processing, involving both computer hardware and software, that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, data, and knowledge for communication and decision making

Question 8

electronic health record (EHR)

Answer 8

contains the same information as nay medical record, but in electronic form