More Vocabularies Flashcards

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The federal Canadian law that regulates confidentiality of patient’s information.

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PIPEDA

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

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Passing a certification exam set by a government legislated regulatory college.

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Licensure

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International threat or movements that could make a person feel in danger or harmful physical contact.

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Assault

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Intentional, non-consensual physical contact by one person with another person.

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Battery

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5
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Law of private rights between persons or parties.

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Civil Law

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Rules that are designed to protect all members of society from injurious acts by others.

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Criminal Law

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A method of assuring quality of testing, by comparing current results of a lab test with previous results for the same test on the same patient.

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Delta Check

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A process (of possible removal) in which one party in a litigation process questions another under oath while a court reporter records every word.

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Deposition

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9
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A process which includes taking depositions and interrogating parties involved.

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Discovery

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10
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Claim of improper treatment or negligence brought against a professional by means of a civil lawsuit.

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Malpractice

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Violation of duty to exercise reasonable skill and care in performing a task.

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Negligence

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12
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Latin phrase meaning “let the master respond”

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Respondeat Superior

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13
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The department or management that identifies risk and oversees protection of employees, employers and patients.

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Risk Management

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14
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Prevailing set of standards set by licensing and regulatory agencies.

*measuring stick representing the conduct of an average health worker in the community.

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Standard of Care

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15
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Time limit for filing a lawsuit after an alleged injury has occurred.

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Statute of Limitations

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16
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Civil ring or other breach of contract. (e.g. negligence and battery)

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Tort

17
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Institutional liability for injury, resulting from negligent acts committed by independent contractors the institution has hired.

*it’s is the kind if liability that which may be imposed not on the person committing the wrongful act but on some other person who has express authority over the person committing the wrongful act. (e.g. employer may be responsible for the negligent act of an employee)

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Vicarious Liability

18
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Bill passed by legislation after 3rd reading

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Act

19
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Proposed act before legislation

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Bill

20
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Interchangeable with “act”

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Statute

21
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included in class of hazardous products

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Controlled product

22
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12 month period beginning April 1

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Fiscal year

23
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Expectations placed on the MLA

  • defined as the desired and achievable performance level against which actual performance can be judged.
  • designed to measure the accuracy and quality of individual performance.
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( CSMLS) Standard of Practice

24
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This has been used in the US and Canada becoming the nation’s official national health insurance program.

Canada’s federal health insurance.

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Medicare

Medical and Care

25
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This is where you can look up information you are not sure of. It’s like a manual.

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Reference System

26
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Establishes the scope of practice for CSMLS-certified MLAs.

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The CSMLS MLA Competency Profile

27
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Everyone can access info about this field of science that helps us understand the harmful effects that chemicals, substances, or situations, can have on people, animals, and the environment.

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Toxicology

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It documents the proper transfer of the specimen from the time of collection through processing in the lab.

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Chain of Custody

29
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The results are just between the patient and physician.

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Medical Drug Screen

30
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Could be done on employment, ministry family, work monitoring, sports.

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Legal Drug Screen

31
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Moving of dangerous goods

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TDG Act