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45 Cards in this Set
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Reasons to Study Law and Ethics
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providing competent health care to patients & To help you avoid legal entanglements
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What is the focus of law and ethics in healthcare
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rights, responsibilities, and concerns of health care consumers & legal and ethical issues facing society, patients, and health care practitioners & impact of rising costs on the laws and ethics of health care delivery
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Plaintiff
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Person bringing charges in lawsuit
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Defendant
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Person against whom charges are being brought
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Liable
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Legally responsible or obligated
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Case Law / Precedent
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Decisions made by judges in various courts that become rule of law and apply to other cases
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Summary judgment
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Decision made by a court that pleads no basis for trial
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Manufacturers of health care equipment can be liable through?
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Breach of warranty, Untrue statements, Fraud
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Fraud
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Intentional deceit
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Metronic Inc. Case
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Makers of medical equipment are immune from liability for personal injury as long as the Food and Drug Administration approved the product and it meets FDA specifications.
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Wyeth v. Levine 2009 becomes precedent for future cases
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prevents consumers from suing in state court when the products that hurt them met federal standards
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Law
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Rule of conduct or action formally recognized as binding by a controlling authority
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Laws are enforced by
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Fines and or Imprisonment
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Ethics
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Concerned with standards of behavior and the concept of right and wrong
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Moral values formed through?
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the influence of family, culture and society serve as the basis for ethical conduct.
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Code of Ethics
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Govern behavior of members, Increase the level of competence and standards of care within the group
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Examples of Code of Ethics
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American Nurses Association Code for Nurses & American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics & American Health Information Management Association Code of Ethics & American Society of Radiologic Technologists Code of Ethics & Code of Ethics of the American Association of Medical Assistants
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Early Codes of Ethics (in order)
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Code of Hammurabi, Hippocratic Oath, PercivalÃs Medical Ethics, American Medical Association Principles
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Code of Ethics for AAMA
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Render service with full respect for dignity of humanity & Respect confidential information obtained through employment & Uphold the honor and high principles of the profession and accept its discipline & Seek to continually improve the knowledge and skills of medical assistants & Participate in additional service activities aimed at improving the health of the community
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Bioethics
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Discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research methods and results, especially in medicine
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Bioethicists
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are specialists who consult with medical professionals to help make difficult decisions
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Members of Ethics Committies
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Physicians & Nurses & Social workers & Clergy & Family members & Community members
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Etiquette
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Standards of behavior considered good manners
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Protocol
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Standard rules of etiquette applied to place of employment
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Courtesy
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The practice of good manners
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Compassion
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Empathy
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Common sense
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Sound practical judgment
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People skills
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Traits and capabilities that allow you to get along well with others
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Technical skills
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Abilities acquired in course of study
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Critical thinking skills
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Problem solving skills
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Problem Solving Steps
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1. Identify and clarify the problem. 2. Gather information. 3. Evaluate the evidence. 4. Consider alternatives and implications. 5. Choose and implement the best alternative
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Charles Reigal
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Angioplasty Catheter didnt dialate, sued
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Viox
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Pain relief caused heart attack law suit
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Dianna Levine
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Aarm amputated from gangrene from phenergan injection, no warning label, law suit
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Code of Hamarabi
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fist medical code of ethics, mesopotamea, 2000 BC
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Hippocrates
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Father of medicin, rational instead of magical thinking, oath still used today
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Percivals Medical Ethics
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superseded prior codes, became definitive guide, introduced experimental medicin as long as its good for public 1803
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American medical association
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based on percivals 1847 philidelphia
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AAMA
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american association of medical assisting
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Biothecist
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decisions are not binding
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Ethics Commite
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group of ethicist (Physicians & Nurses & Social workers & Clergy & Family members & Community members)
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3 C's of healthcare
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courtesy, compassion, common sense
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People skills
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getting along with people
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technical skills
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abilities aquired in course of study
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critcal thinking
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problem solving
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