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Medical Law and Ethics Flashcards
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| Define battery in a medical context | Intentional unpermitted physical contact with a patient |
| Define ethics committee role | Advise on complex ethical issues in patient care and policy development |
| Define medical malpractice | Failure to meet standard of care causing patient harm |
| Define patient confidentiality | Obligation to keep patient information private and secure |
| List the four D’s of malpractice | Duty dereliction direct cause and damages |
| What are the five elements of informed consent | Competence disclosure voluntariness understanding and consent |
| What constitutes a conflict of interest in healthcare | When personal or financial interests compromise professional judgment |
| What is a durable power of attorney for healthcare | Legal document appointing someone to make medical decisions if patient is incapacitated |
| What is a living will | Advance directive specifying treatment preferences if incapacitated |
| What is duty of care | Legal obligation to provide care at accepted professional standards |
| What is mandatory reporting | Legal requirement to report certain injuries or diseases to authorities |
| What is professional negligence | Failure to exercise the skill and care expected of a healthcare professional |
| What is respondeat superior | Legal doctrine holding employers vicariously liable for employee actions |
| What is standard of care | Level of care expected of a reasonably competent professional under similar circumstances |
| What is the difference between negligence and intentional tort | Negligence is careless harm; intentional tort is deliberate harm |
| What is the Good Samaritan law | Legal protection for providers assisting in emergencies outside of workplace |
| What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule | Protects patient health information from unauthorized disclosure |
| What is the purpose of an Institutional Review Board | Ensure ethical and safe conduct of human subjects research |
| What is the purpose of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) | Require hospitals to provide emergency care regardless of ability to pay |
| What is the Stark Law | Prohibits physician self-referral for certain designated health services to entities they have financial interests in |
| Who enforces HIPAA | Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under the Department of Health and Human Services |
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What is standard of care
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Level of care expected of a reasonably competent professional under similar circumstances
Front
What constitutes a conflict of interest in healthcare
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When personal or financial interests compromise professional judgment
Front
What is mandatory reporting
Back
Legal requirement to report certain injuries or diseases to authorities
Front
What is the purpose of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
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Require hospitals to provide emergency care regardless of ability to pay
Front
What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Back
Protects patient health information from unauthorized disclosure
Front
What is the difference between negligence and intentional tort
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Negligence is careless harm; intentional tort is deliberate harm
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What is the Good Samaritan law
Back
Legal protection for providers assisting in emergencies outside of workplace
Front
What is professional negligence
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Failure to exercise the skill and care expected of a healthcare professional
Front
Who enforces HIPAA
Back
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under the Department of Health and Human Services
Front
What are the five elements of informed consent
Back
Competence disclosure voluntariness understanding and consent
Front
Define medical malpractice
Back
Failure to meet standard of care causing patient harm
Front
What is the purpose of an Institutional Review Board
Back
Ensure ethical and safe conduct of human subjects research
Front
What is a durable power of attorney for healthcare
Back
Legal document appointing someone to make medical decisions if patient is incapacitated
Front
Define battery in a medical context
Back
Intentional unpermitted physical contact with a patient
Front
What is the Stark Law
Back
Prohibits physician self-referral for certain designated health services to entities they have financial interests in
Front
What is a living will
Back
Advance directive specifying treatment preferences if incapacitated
Front
Define patient confidentiality
Back
Obligation to keep patient information private and secure
Front
Define ethics committee role
Back
Advise on complex ethical issues in patient care and policy development
Front
What is respondeat superior
Back
Legal doctrine holding employers vicariously liable for employee actions
Front
What is duty of care
Back
Legal obligation to provide care at accepted professional standards
Front
List the four D’s of malpractice
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Duty dereliction direct cause and damages
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Explores the legal and ethical standards in healthcare, including patient privacy (HIPAA), informed consent, malpractice, professional conduct, and the regulatory environment governing medical practices.