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law

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the principle and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision

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law vs medicine

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-both are completely necessary
-both look at each situation from a different perspective

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foundations of law

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written to separate powers of the 3 branches of government
1. legislative
2. executive
3. judicial

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legislative branch of government

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-law making body; congress (senate/ house of representatives)
-written system of statues and regulations put into place by elected officials (includes local, state, federal, county and city; health come care)

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criminal laws

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prevent harm to society and provide punishment for crimes. wrong against the state

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felony

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serious crime with punishment of imprisonment for greater than 1 year of death

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misdemeanor

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less serious crime with punishment of fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year

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civil law

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wrongs of one person against another
-protect rights of individuals
-encourage fair and equitable treatment
-damages assessed and punishment involves payment of money

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executive

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the president
-administrator of the law
-approves/ carried out laws passed by legislative branch

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judicial

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judges or courts ( supreme court)

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common or case law

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decided on a case by case basis by either a judge or a jury

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medical negligence

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estimated 10% of claims are somehow related to diagnostic imaging
-improper diagnosis
-injuries to patients sustained during diagnostic imaging

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institutional policies

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-describes how employees are to perform their duties
0sets the standard for the institution
-must be congruent with state and federal laws
-RH intranet

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tort

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patients claim that he/she has been wrong or has sustained injury

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intentional tort

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willful acts which violate another persons rights
-assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation of character, invasion of privacy

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unintentional tort

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-type of unintended accident that leads to injury, property damage, or finacial loss
-malpractice is negligence committed by a professional

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assault

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intentional threat in such a way that there is a reason to fear or to expect immediate bodily harm
-no actual contact is needed
-law products patients who are afraid or harmful contact
-key issue is CONSENT
-without consent you are guilty of assault

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battery

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any intentional unlawful touching without consent
-can cause injury or be offensive
-battery always includes assault
-having a physicians order does not prevent battery
-patients can withdraw consent at any time

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false imprisonment

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-unjustifiable restraint in which he/she is being restrained against his/her will
-issue arises most often with patients who are unable to cooperate: inebriated, senile
-patient may be insist upon leaving the hospital against medical advice

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more on false imprisonment

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several things must be proven by plantiff
-they were restrained either physically or by threat or intimidation
-they did not consent to the straight
-defendant acted unreasonably or in an unjustified and unprivilaged manner

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legal criteria of restraints

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-if patients is incompetent or requires restraints the law allows providers to touch patients without consent within certain parameters
-restraint needed to protect patient, health care workers or property of other
-restraint used is least intrusive method possible

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negligence

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failure to use such care as a reasonable prudent person would use under like or similar circumstances
-medical malpractice litigation for: medical negligence and professional negligence

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what criteria must be proven for malpractice

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-RT (defendant) owed a duty to the client (plantiff)
-RT did not cary out that duty or damage deviation
-client was injured
-RT’s failure to carry out the duty caused the injury

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how are boundaries of negligence defined ?

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-practice standards, code of ethics, professional position statements, standards of care of the profession, educational curriculum, “bill of rights”

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malpractice insurance

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contact between insurance and RT
-provides defense when RT is sued
pays attorney
-hospital typically insures its employees and students

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defamation

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holding up a person to ridicule, scorn or contempt in a respectable and considerable part of the community
- the uttering or publishing of an unprivileged false statement that hurts anothers reputation
-slander: oral defamation
-libel: written defamation

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proving defamation

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publisher of a defamation must be at fault at least to the degree of negligence
-harm must resulted from the publication
-statement must be false
-truth is total defense to defamation
-jury trial may be necessary to determine truth

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confidentiality

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-know HIPAA
-share information ONLY with healthcare providers who have demonstrated a “need to know” the information that you are releasing
-information is shared only for healthcare providers for the purpose of medical treatment only

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breach of confidentiality

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extends to verbal, written and computer communication as well as reproduction of records and employee conduct
-compensation can be awarded for breaches of this confidence
-the code of federal regulation and many state laws provide a high level of confidentiality

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disclosures not requiring patient permission

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-to the individual
-for treatment purposes to other health care providers
-for payment services
-for health care operations, including quality assurance info
-for appt. reminders, treatment alternatives and health related benefits
-to clergy
-to individuals involved in the payment of care
-for approved research
-subpoenas
-organ and tissue donors and public health risk

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HIPAA patient rights

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patients have the right to: inspect and obtain a copy of records, ask for protected health info, ask what disclosures have been made, request restriction of protected health info and disclosure and privacy notice

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patient authorization

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the whom
-patients may explicitly consent to the release of medical information in their records
-release must be in writing and contain the following
-patients name, address and date of birth
-the date
-signature of the patient

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code of ethics #9

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the radiologic technologic respects confidences entrusted in the course of professional practice, respects the patient’s right to privacy and reveals confidential information only as required by la or to protect the welfare of the individual or community

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newborn abandonment

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the practice of abandoning offspring outside of legal adoption
-causes include many social, cultural and political factors as well as mental illness
-infants up up to 28 days
-doesnt apply to child abuse

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procedure of receiving a child

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-doesn’t question the parent or attempt to find out his/her name
-take child to ED immediantly
-do not contact media

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res ipsa loquitur

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“the thing speaks for itself”
-situation in which a particular injury could not have happened in the absence of negligence
-not fault of the patient
-care provider was in complete control

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respondeat superior

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“the master speaks for the servant”
-physician, supervisor or health care facility may be liable in certain cases for the wrongful acts of employees or subordinates
cooperate liability: facility is responsible for employees and contractors quality of care delivered to consumers

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whats the leading causes of lawsuits

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poor client relationships

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legal responsibilities of students

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-be responsible for own actions
-held in the SAME standard of skill and competence as a registered professional
-ask for help if unsure
-comply with policies
-perform procedures as taught

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patients rights

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designed to help patients understand the expectations, rights and responsibilities regarding their health care
-includes: high quality care, skills, compassion
and respect

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principle based ethics

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autonomy, beneficence, justice, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, veracity, confidentiality

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autonomy

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-refer to a person independence
-self determination
-agreement to respect the individual’s right to decide their course of action
-values client decision making
-patients are in charge of their own medical decisions
-patients have the rights to refuse treatment

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decision making from the patient based on complete information

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treatment choices
-benefits and risk
-short or long term results
-finances
-follow up care instructions

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responsibilities of the patient

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-providing correct health info
-providing correct insurance info
-specific spiritual beliefs
-making available any living will or advance directive

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consent

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oral, implied, informed

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implied consent

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person awareness to allow something to happen which is not expressively given but rather inferred from a person action or inactions
-non verbal behavior can indicate agreement or disagreement
-“do you have any questions”
-with minor: you need a parent or a form signed

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informed consent

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-oral or written agreement
-patient signs a consent form
-more invasive procedures use this
-governed by state law
-required for hospitalization which ocvers all general forms of treatment

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obtaining valid informed consent

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pediatrics/minors: parental permission is required for all minors
-patient assent: used when patient is a minor but possess adequate age and developmental level to participate in their decision
-emancipated or mature minors are permitted to provide on their own

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three criteria for informed consent

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-consent must be given voluntarily
-consent must be gievn by a client or individual with the capacity and competence to understand
-client or indiviual must be given enough info to be ultimate decision maker

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physician role

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to provide the info

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witness role

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to witness the patients signature

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patient role

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ask questions to make autonomous decision

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code of ethics ARRT #5

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the radiologic technologist assess situation; exercises care, discretion, and judgment; assumes responsibility for professional decisions; and acts in the best interest of the patient

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exception fot consent

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emergency when the patient is unconscious
-information is withheld because risk of disclosure poses threat to patient

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therapeutic privilege

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physicians/ imaging professional decide what the patient needs to know
-providers think It will have an adverse effect on the patients condition or health

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biomedical research

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imaging professionals ,ay be employed by institutions that conduct research on human beings
-ethical document

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three main components given to patient upon initiation of care

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=patient has the right to facilitate their own health care decisions
-patient has choice to refuse treatments
-patient has right to written advance directive

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false claims act

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prohibits submission of false or fraudulent claims to the government

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anti-kickback stautue

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prohibits asking for or receiving anything of value in exchange for referrals of federal healthcare program business

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ethics in patient referrals or “stark law”

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limits physician referrals when a physician has a financial relationship with the hospital or health system

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conflict of interest

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avoid wrongdoing or misconduct and the appearance of wrongdoing or misconduct
-make decisions based on what is the best for the patient

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orders

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following MD/Nurse practitioner orders
-must be legible
-corresponds with patient complaint : correct body part, correct side, correct reason
-MD signature

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documentation needs to be

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complete, truthful, objective, timely, legible, signed or electronically stamped with your name/numbers (slide 88)

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code of ethics arrt #6

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the radiologic technologist act is an agent through observation and communication to obtain important information for the physician to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient

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ethics committee

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serves as a problem solving and decision making body
-choose a course of action according to its best collaborative judgement of what should be done
-can educate anyone

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risk management

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system for identifying, analyzing and evaluating risks and selecting the most advantageous method for treating them
-eliminates teh causes of loss experienced by the hospital and its patients, employees and visitors
(slides 97-99)

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