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23 Cards in this Set
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American Hospital Association |
AHA |
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(AHA) American Hospital Association |
A professional association that seeks to promote Quality Health Care provision by hospitals and Healthcare networks through public policy and providing information about health care and health administration to healthcare providers and the public |
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Patient care Partnerships (Patient Bill of Rights) |
A list of guarantees for those receiving Medical Care. It may take the form of a law or non-binding Declaration. Typically a patient's Bill of Rights guarantee patients information, fair treatment, and autonomy over medical decisions, among other rights |
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Confidentiality |
Belief that health-related information about individual patients should not be revealed to others; maintenance of privacy |
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Health insurance portability and accountability Act (HIPAA) |
US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients medical records and other health information provided to Health Plans, Doctors, Hospitals and other healthcare providers |
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HIPAA |
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Privacy |
Although the patient's health records belong to the hospitals or Healthcare facility, the information contained in the records belong to the patient and therefore may not be distributed without the patient's consent and should be kept in a secure location |
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Standard of care |
Degree of skill, knowledge and Care ordinarily possessed and employed by members in good standing with the profession |
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Caring |
Care for, an emotional commitment to and a willingness to act on behalf of a person with whom a caring relationship exist |
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Health Care proxy |
A document that name someone you trust as your proxy, or agent, to express your wishes and make Healthcare decisions for you if you are unable to speak for yourself |
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Verification |
It is vital that you verify that you have the correct patient and that you are doing the correct exam for that patient. X-raying the incorrect patient is considered battery! You can do this by getting -patients ID - compare order to clinical indication |
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Battery |
Any unlawful touching of another that is without justification or excuse |
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False imprisonment |
Restraining a patient without permission or physician order |
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Assault |
Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury on the person of another, when coupled with the apparent present ability to do so, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediately bodily harm |
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Negligence |
Failure to do something that a reasonable person guided by the ordinary considerations that ordinary regulate human Affairs would do or the doing of something a reasonable and prudent person would not do |
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Malpractice |
Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical practitioner, lawyer, or public officer |
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Beneficence |
An act of Charity, mercy, and kindness with a strong coordination of doing good to others including moral obligation |
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Manipulation of electronic data |
Changing your image in any way can alter what the radiologist can and cannot see. This can result in misdiagnosing of a patient and potential legal action can be taken.
- exposure indicator. -Processing algorithm. -Brightness and contrast. -Cropping or masking off Anatomy. |
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Informed consent |
Persons agreement to allow something to happen that is based on full disclosure of the facts needed to make the decision intelligently. Can be written, oral, or implied |
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Implied consent |
Persons agreement to allow something to happen which is not expressively given but rather inferred from a person's actions or inactions |
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Res Ipsa Loquitur |
Meaning the thing speaks for itself
Legal Theory requiring three elements
- that the type of injury did not occur except for negligence. -That the activity was under the complete control of the defendant. -That the plaintiff did not contribute to their own injury in any way |
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Respondeat Superior |
Meaning let the superior respond or the master speak for the servant; The Physician, supervisor, or employer may be liable in certain cases for the wrongful acts of employees or subordinates |
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ARRT standards of ethics |
mandatory standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct. These are enforceable and can result in sanctions should the ____ determine the certificate holder has violated any of the rules |
