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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Rules and regulations apply to crimes committed against an individual l, society or an organization. State or government brings charges against person or persons and issues punishment

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Criminal laws

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Rules and Regs apply to crimes committed against an individual or property. Individual or rep brings charges against a person or persons and seeks some form of compensation. Three types are tort, contract, and administrative law.

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Civil laws

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Failure to act that results in causes or harm

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Nonfeasance

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Improper action that results in or causes harm

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Misfeasance

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Performance if improper act that results in or causes harm

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Malpractice

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Document that specified means to sustain the patient in cause of terminal conditions

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Living will

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Document that states who the patient designates necessary medical decisions regarding withholding medical tx

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Durable power of attorney

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Federal patient self determination act if 1989

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Requires it’s under Medicare and Medicaid be provided with info concerning their rights to determine and make healthcare decisions

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FDA

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Food and drug administration

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DEA

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Drug inforcemebt agency

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CLIA- clinical laboratory improvement amendments

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Rules and standards for healthcare facilities that perform certain lab tests

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OSHA occupational safety and health administration

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Org that regulates workplace safety and health standards

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Americans with disabilities act

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Rules and regs that protect people with disabilities from discrimination, such as provision of handicap accessible bathrooms and entrances

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Equal employment opportunity act

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Rules and regs that protect Employees from discrimination because of race, age, religion, sex or national origin

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Uniform anatomical gift act

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Any person of sound mind or age can donate body organs after death

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Centers for disease control and prevention CDC

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Track epidemics and disease

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HIPAA health insurance portability and accountability act

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Protects confidential information

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Promoted adoption of EMrs. Government gave incentives to encourage medical practices to use emrs to make better use of tech for patient care

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Hi tech act (health information technology for economic and clinical health

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Mandated protection of privacy using emr system

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PPACA patient protection and affordable care act

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Patients bill of rights

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Outlines the rights of patients care

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Civil rights act of 1964

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Protects the medical assistant from harassment or discrimination on the job

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federal law that protects Americans from being treated unfairly because of differences in their DNA that may affect their health. The new law prevents discrimination from health insurers and employers.

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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, also referred to as GINA,

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), which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect from you.

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA

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United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed.

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The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968

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Subpoena duces tecum

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Court orders for documents

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Respondent superior

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Let the master answer

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. Latin for “the thing speaks for itself,”

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Res Ipsa loquitor

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a writ ordering a person to attend a court.

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Subpoena

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To hold the place of or to substitute for

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Locum Tenens

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the process of giving sworn evidence.

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Deposition

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the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute. intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; arbitration.

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Arbitration/mediation

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