Legal Terminology Flashcards by Josh Pinnock

Criminal Law

Punish the offender

Crime against society

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Civil Law

Protects individual

Makes victim whole

Most medical cases

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Ethics

Beliefs that are morally right or wrong

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Misrepresentation

Lack of disclosure where others think you’re something you’re not

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Plaintiff

Brings the complaint to the court

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Defendant

The person accused of a crime

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Appeal

A petition to have the case heard again

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Litigation

Legal contest

Lawsuit

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Liability

Legally responsible

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Prudent Care

Duty to act if being paid

Reasonable care

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Torts

Any civil wrong person can be sued for

A legal contest

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Subpoena

Request to appear in court

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Felony

Serious, federal crime

Go to prison

> 1 year in prison

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Misdemeanor

Not serious crime

> 1 year in jail

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False imprisonment

Held/detained against someone’s will

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Invasion of Privacy

Ensures that you will have your privacy maintained

The right to be left alone

Maintaining a persons modesty during their care

Breach of Contract

Of broken promise involving money

Intentional Torts

Something you did wrong that you can be sued for

Breach of Warranty

Agreement to do something & a person/part fails to uphold their end

Defamation of Character

When someone damages someone’s reputation

Assault

A demonstration of a threat

Verbal/physical threat

Person feels threatened

Battery

Actual physical harm

Usually accompanies assault

Abuse

Causes physical injury or mental distress

Slander

Verbal defamation of character

Libel

Written defamation of character

Neglect

Failure to do something that a prudent person would ordinarily do OR Not doing something you have been trained to do

Malpractice

Professional negligence "Bad practice" Error that leads to injury

Implied Consent

Assuming that the patient will want your help -when person is unconscious, etc.

Medical Law

Minimum standard of conduct Governs the interaction between people in an attempt to create an orderly society

Medical Ethics

A field of applied ethics that applies to the field of medicine and health care

Morals

Beliefs of what is correct in not correct based on family, religion, and society influences

Hippocratic Oath

One of the earliest documents setting the standard for ethical behavior

Bioethics

Ethics in medicine

Scope of Practice

Procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for the healthcare professional

Confidentiality Policies

Help to protect people's privacy

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Passed in 1996 Did not seem to make much of an impact on the average citizen until 2003 Electronic healthcare transactions, codes, identifiers, and security Confidentiality guidelines to safeguard medical records in individual medical information

Exceptions to confidentiality (HIPAA) | Incidents that need to be reported

Births Deaths Communicable diseases STDs Cancers Traffic accidents involving use of drugs/alcohol Some infections -West Nile Virus, SARS, hepatitis

Expressed Consent

Patient gives you permission to practice on them -legal age, right mental state

Informed Consent

Telling people... What medical procedure will be performed Expected outcome Possible complications