MR legal Flashcards
_____________ is a tort doctrine that states employers are responsible for the actions of their employees
Respondeat superior
: __________ is defined as “the thing speaks for itself”, or, a doctrine or legal ruling that permits the presumption that a defendant was negligent even without direct evidence of how any defendant behaved.
Res Ipsa Loquitur
___________ is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient
Malpractice
___________ is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances
Negligence
________ may be defined as a personal injury; or as “a civil action other than a breach of contract.”
Tort
: A _____________ is a medical or psychological treatment guideline, and specifies appropriate treatment based on scientific evidence and collaboration between medical professionals involved in the treatment of a given condition
Standard of care
A _________ can mean something that is a hindrance or puts an individual or group at a disadvantage, or something that someone is responsible for, or something that increases the chance of something occurring
Liability
________ is defined as a patient’s permission to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
Informed consent
In emergency situations, a physician can order a procedure under ____________ if the benefits outweigh the risks, in reference to an unconscious patient, for example
Implied consent
_____________ requires that a patient’s information be kept confidential and not shared or released unless required by law.
HIPAA
Which of the following situations would NOT violate ARRT ethics?
Reaching out to an ordering MD when an incorrect order has been placed
Law that pertains to private legal rights and matters is defined as:
Civil law
Law that pertains to crimes and their punishment is defined as
Criminal law
A ___________ is a medical or psychological treatment guideline, and can be general or specific
Standard of care
A ___________ is an instrument (or document) that allows a patient to appoint an agent to make health care decisions in the event that the primary individual is incapable of executing such decisions.
Health care proxy
