Terms

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Law

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Set of governing rules

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Ethics

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Principles, standards, guide to conduct

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Litigious

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Prone to engage in lawsuits

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Defendant

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The person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit

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Liable

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Legally responsible or obligated

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Fraud

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Dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving or attempting to deprive others of their rights

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Veracity

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Truth telling

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Fidelity

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Being faithful to the scope of practice for your profession

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Nonmaleficence

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The duty to do no harm

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Beneficence

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Acts performed by a healthcare practitioner to help people stay healthy or recover from illness

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Reciprocity

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The process by which a professional license obtained in one state may be accepted as valid in others by prior agreement without reexamination

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Accreditation

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Official authorization or approval for conforming to a specified standard for health care education programs, health care facilities, and managed care facilities

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Health maintenance organization

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A health plan that combines coverage of health care costs and delivery of health care for a specific payment

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Health savings account

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Offered to individuals covered by high deductible health plans, these accounts let these individuals save money, tax free, to pay for medical expenses

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Primary care physician

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The physician responsible for directing all of a patients medical care and determining whether the patient should be referred for specialty care

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Constitutional law

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Law that developed from federal and state constitutions

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Common law

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The body of unwritten law developed in England, primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and tradition

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Tort

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A civil wrongful committed against a person or property, excluding breach of a contract

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Jurisdiction

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The power of a court to hear and decide a case before it

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Implied contracts

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Consents are those in which the conduct of the parties, rather than expressed, create a contract

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Malfeasance

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The performance of a totally wrongful and unlawful act

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Nonfeasance

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The failure to act when one should

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Subpoena duces tecum

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A legal document requiring the recipient to bring certain written records to court to be used as evidence in a lawsuit

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Doctrine of informed consent

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The legal basis for informed consent, usually outlined in a state’s medical practice act

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Contributory negligence

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An affirmative defense that alleges that the plaintiff, through a lace of care, caused or contributed to the injury

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Emergency

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A type of affirmative defense in which the person who comes to the aid of someone in an emergency is not held liable under certain circumstances

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Res judicata

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“The thing has been decided” Legal principle that a claim cannot be retired between the same parties if it has already been legally resolved

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Statute of limitations

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The period of time established by the state law during which a lawsuit may be filed

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Release of tortfeasor

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A technical defense that prohibits a lawsuit against the person who cause an injury (the tortfeasor) if the person was expressly released from further liability in the settlement of the suit