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Rights Flashcards

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Criminal law

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Protects all citizens from people who pose a threat to society

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Civil law

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Focuses on disputes between people

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Tort

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Case in which a person is harmed because of another’s persons actions or failure to act

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Defamation of character

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Intentionally damaging a persons reputation by making false statements about the person

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Negligence

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Unintentionally harming a person by acting in an improper way

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Breach of contract

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If a contract is no performed according to the agreement

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Legal disabilities

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Minors under age of 18
Incompetent people: mental psychotic illness under influence of alcohol or drugs
Semiconscious or unconscious

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Informed consent

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Clear explanation of a procedure or test(risks, benefits, consequences, alternatives)
Permission given to perform procedure or test by a competent and voluntary patient

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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Law to protect patients and their personal health information

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Portability

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Prevents health insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage for people who have pre existing conditions

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Privacy of health information

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Provides detailed instruction for handling and protecting a patients personal health information

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Electronic medical records

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Records are electronic to help with privacy

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Security rule

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Regulations to make sure confidential records are kept secure

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Physical safeguard

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Provides a safe/ hazard free environment

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Technical safeguard

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Medical records kept secure by passwords that are updated regularly, transmitted information encrypted, computer systems have anti virus software

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Administrative safeguards

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Rules for managing employees who have access to protected health records

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Privileged communication

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Information that is shared within a protected relationship

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Privacy rule

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Established nationwide standards that are used to protect private patient information

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Protected health information

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Any individually identifiable health information about a patient

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Confidentiality

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Using discretion when handling protected health information

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Disclosure

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The release, transfer,or provision of access to protected health information

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Authorization

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Permission that patients give in order to disclose protected health information

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Medical records

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A form of privileged communication

belong to health care providers

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Maintenance

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Legal documents

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Advance directives

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Legal documents that allow people to state what medical treatments they want or no not want in the event that they’re unable to make decisions or communicate because they have a severe illness or injury

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Living will

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A document that allows people to state what medical treatments they want or do not want to prolong their lives in the event that they’re unable to make decisions or communicate because of a severe illness or injury

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Durable power of attorney for health care(DOPA)

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A document that allows a person, a principle, to give another person, an agent, the right to make decisions regarding the principals health care if the principal is unable to make decisions and communicate due to severe illness or injury

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Uniform anatomical gift act(UAGA)

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Allows people to donate body or body parts of their body after death for transplantation or medical research

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Patient self-determination act of 1990

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States that health care providers tell adult patients their rights to make decisions regarding their health care and to have advance directives

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Human rights

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Basic, fundamental, rights that belong to all people. Equality, justice, and peace

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Civil rights

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Rights that people are entitled

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Ethics

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Rules of proper conduct among a group of people, such as religion or profession

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Morals

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Known as personal ethics/values. They reflect in people’s personal beliefs about what is right and wrong conduct

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Code of ethics

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List of written statements describing proper conduct for a group of people

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Ethical dilemmas

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Occurs when moral beliefs conflict

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Bioethical dilemmas

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Involve health care and bioethical sciences

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Liability

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Refers to being legally responsible for causing harm, or allowing harm

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Personal liability

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Refers to health care workers being responsible for causing harm

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Supervisory liability

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Refers to supervisors of health care workers being responsible for workers causing harm

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Employer liability

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Refers to employers of health care workers being responsible for workers causing harm

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Policies

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Principles that direct the facility’s activities

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Procedure

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Methods the facility uses to carry out its policies

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Event reports

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Who
What
When
Where
Statements from witness, health care workers involved, people who were harmed
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Anecdotal records

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Personal accounts of events not in the charts

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Autonomy

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Health care workers respect patients dignity and rights including their right to make decisions regarding their health care

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Fidelity

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Health care workers care for patients according to their professions scope of practice

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Beneficence

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Health care workers promote patients health and well being

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Nonmaleficence

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Health care workers refrain from harming patients

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Veracity

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Communicate with patients truthfully

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Confidentiality

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Maintaining confidentiality of patients health information

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Justice

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Treat patients equally and without discrimination

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Law

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Rules of conduct enacted and enforced by government

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