Legal stuff Flashcards
Quality phlebotomy
set of policies and procedures designed to ensure th delivery of the highest quality patient care and consistent specimen analysis
Quality control
quantitative methods used to monitor the quality of procedures
Quality assurance
larger set of moths used to guarantee quality care
Total quality management
entire set of approaches used by the institution to guarantee quality care
Continuous quality improvement
major goal of TQM programs
Separation times
mo more than 2 hours should pass between collection and separation of plasma/serum from formed elements
Centrifuge Maintenace
centrifuges must be calibrated every 3 months with a tachometer
Statutory law
created by a legislative body (congress)
Case law
determined by court decisions as an interpretation of existing statutory law
Administrative law
created by administrative agencies like OSHA
What happens public law is violated?
the offense lead to a c rminal action and the violator is prosecuted by the public in the person of the government’s attorney
Assault
threat to touch
Battery
intentional touching without consent
What happens when private law is violated?
leads to civil where the defendant is sued in civil court by the plaintiff
Plaintiff
person claiming to be harmed by the defendant
Tort
wrongful act that causes harm or injury to another person
Out of court settlement
2 parties reach an agreement without intervention of judge or jury
Malpractice
delivery of substandard care that results in harm to a patient
Duty
plaintiff must prove that the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care
Derelection
breach of duty, not doing what you’re supposed to do
Direct cause
injury was sustained as a direct result of the defendants actions or inactions
PHI
protected health information
Specimens sent to off-site locations by courier or postal systems must be packaged and transported according to what?
the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
If a physician or a member of the clergy is with the patient, don’t interrupt and do what?
If the draw is not stat, timed or other urgent priority, go draw another patient and check back after that
