front 1 Abandonment | back 1 A situation in which a health care professional stops caring for a patient without arranging for care by an equally qualified substitute. |
front 2 Assault | back 2 The open threat of bodily harm to another. |
front 3 Authorization | back 3 A form that explains in detail the standards for the use and disclosure of patient information for purposes other than treatment, payment, or health-care operations. |
front 4 Battery | back 4 An action that causes bodily harm to another. |
front 5 Consent | back 5 A voluntary agreement that a patient gives to allow a medically trained person the permission to touch, examine, and perform a treatment. |
front 6 Contract | back 6 A voluntary agreement between two parties in which specifies promises are made. |
front 7 Defamation | back 7 Damaging a person's reputation by making public statements that are both false and malicious. |
front 8 Disclosure | back 8 The release of , the transfer of, the provision of access to, or the divulgence in any manner of patient information. |
front 9 Discrimination | back 9 Unequal and unfair treatment. |
front 10 Durable Power of Attorney | back 10 A document naming the person who will make decisions regarding medical care on behalf of another person if that person becomes unable to do so. |
front 11 Ethics | back 11 General principles of right and wrong, as opposed to requirements of law. |
front 12 Felony | back 12 A serious crime, such as murder or rape, that is punishable by imprisonment. In certain crimes, a felony is punishable by death. |
front 13 Fraud | back 13 An act of deception that is used to take advantage of another person or entity. |
front 14 Implied Consent | back 14 A form of consent which is not expressly granted by aperson, but rather inferredform a person's actions and the facts and circumstances of a particular situation (or in some cases by a person's silence or inaction). |
front 15 Informed Consent | back 15 The patient's right to receive all information relative to his or her condition and then make a decision regarding treatment based upon that knowledge. |
front 16 Liable | back 16 Legally responsible. |
front 17 Libel | back 17 A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation. |
front 18 Living Will | back 18 A legal document addressed to a patient's family and health-care providers stating what tpe of treament the patient wishes or does not wish to receive if he becomes terminally ill, unconscious, or permanently comatose; sometimes called an advance directive. |
front 19 Minors | back 19 Anyone under the age of majority - 18 in most states, 21 in some jurisdictions. |
front 20 Misdemeanor | back 20 A less serious crime such as theftunder a certain dollar amount or disturbing the peace. A misdemeanor is punishable by fines or imprisonment. |
front 21 Negligence | back 21 A medical professional's failure to perform an essential action or performance of an improper action that directly results in the harm of a patient. |
front 22 Protected Health Information (PHI) | back 22 Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or maintained by electronic or other media, such as computer storage devices. |
front 23 Slander | back 23 The speaking of defamatory words intended to prejudice others against an individual in a manner that jeopardizes his or her reputation or means of livelihood. |
front 24 Sole Proprietorship | back 24 A form of medical practice management in which a physician practices alone, assuming all benefits, and liablilities for the business. |
front 25 Subpoena | back 25 A written court order that is addressed to a specific person and requires that person's presence in court on a specific date at a specific time. |
front 26 Treatment, payment, and operations (TPO) | back 26 The portion of HIPPA that allows the provider to use and share patient health-care information for treatment, payment, and operations (such as quality improvement). |
front 27 Uniform donor card | back 27 A legal document that states a person's wish to make a gift upon death of one or more organs for medical research, organ transplants, or placement in a tissue bank. |
front 28 Void | back 28 A term used to describe something that is not legally enforceable. |