U13 - Medical Law & Ethics

patient’s bill of rights purpose

provide guidelines to ensure the protection and safety of patients.

health information protection safeguards

administrative written policies that show how entities comply with HIPPA. physical monitoring and access to PHI. monitoring over all technological systems.

patient privacy medical record exceptions

criminal acts, legal order, communicable diseases, mandated examinations.

categories of law

criminal and civil

misdemeanors

lesser crimes punishable by monetary fines or imprisonment for a year or less.

felonies

serious crimes punishable by large fines and imprisonment for more than one year.

four elements in negligence

duty of care, dereliction of duty, direct cause, damages.

mandatory mandated reporting

births, deaths, certain communicable diseases, assaults or criminal acts, abuse, neglect, exploitation.

types of abuse

physical, verbal, psychological, sexual, economic.

basic principles of ethics

autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence.