The Law and Health Care

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Common Law or Case Law

is based on a judge who decided by consulting with previous court decisions, historically established laws, interpretations, and other principles not outlined in the statutory law

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Classifications of Law

Public & Private Law

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Public Law

matter between an individual and society as a whole

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Private Law

matters concerning relationships people or legal entities

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Restraints

________: can be mechanical, environmental, physical, or chemical.

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Unintentional Tort

________: when the act causes physical or emotional damage but was not deliberate or calculated.

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Reminder advisement

________: can advertise drugs using the brand name but can not mention directly their uses.

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Negligence

________: same is a type of torte law.

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Good Samaritan Law

________: protect anyone who offers help to a distressed person if something goes wrong.

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Essential services

________ do not have the right to strike and must submit any disputes to arbitrations.

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Litigation

________ and the duty of care: consider the standard of competency that a "reasonable person "is expected to meet.

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Disease

________- oriented ads: instead of using a brand name they discuss a condition and say they should ask their doctors.

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individual

Every ________ is equal before and under the law and has the right to equal protection.

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employee employer

A union: is an organization that represents and advocated for its members usually regarding ________ issues.

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Health records

________ are to secure and safe.

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Oral Consent

________: spoken over the phone or in person.

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Death

________ is reasonable and foreseeable.

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Dear John Letter

________: written document stating the termination of care.

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Legislation

________: laws by the provincial or territorial legislature or by parliament.

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Whistle Blowing

________: someone who reports misconduct to organizations willing to take corrective action.

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apology

A(n) ________ is not an admission of fault.

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Regular checks

________ are done to make sure pharmacies are doing when they can to prevent narcotics from getting into the wrong hands.

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Regulatory Law

________: a form of law that possesses the legally binding feature of an act, since it is usually made under the authority of an act.

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Electronic records

________ are to be encrypted software and password protection.

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Constitutional Law

________: addresses the relationship between the people and their government, it establishes, allocated, and limits public power.

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human error

When a(n) ________ occurs the patients have the right to know all relevant facts.

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Cumulative profile

________: diagnostic report, consultation reports, and history sheets.

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Parliament

They are not made by the ________ or the province but by the tribunal or administrative agency.

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healthcare provider

When a(n) ________ fails to meet the standards of care provided for their profession.

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physical aggression

In Healthcare it is typically seen as ________ or forcing unwanted medication treatment.

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Credit records

________, loan records, the existence of a dispute between a consumer and a merchant, and intention to require goods of service.

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Written Consent

________: signed by the patient, dated, and witnessed.

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Instructional directives

________: can be either specific or general, they outline a persons requests in presumed circumstances.

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Health insurance

________ can not be bought for medically necessary procedures.

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Intentional Tort

________: when a harmful act is deliberate.

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Environmental Health officers

________ have also been created and given the authority to assess, screen, and detain others who pose to be a health risk.

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Electronic Medical Records

________: housed in one facility and only affect care at the one facility.

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Proxy Directives

________: general instructions are given, however, the decision maker has the latitude to make decisions on a situational basis.

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Private Law

________: matters concerning relationships people or legal entities.

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Public & Private Law

Classifications of Law: ________ /Tort Law: when a person or their property is wronged or damaged both intentionally or not.

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health records

When ________ are stored the patient must always know who has their records.

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Constitutional Law

addresses the relationship between the people and their government, it establishes, allocated, and limits public power

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legislation

laws by the provincial or territorial legislature or by parliament

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Ethics

what you should and should not do

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Laws

what you can and can not do

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Statutory Law

laws passed in Parliament (federal) or in the provincial/territorial legislatures

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Regulatory Law

a form of law that possesses the legally binding feature of an act, since it is usually made under the authority of an act

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Common Law or Case Law

is based on a judge who decided by consulting with previous court decisions, historically established laws, interpretations, and other principles not outlined in the statutory law

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Classifications of Law

Public & Private Law

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Public Law

matter between an individual and society as a whole

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Private Law

matters concerning relationships people or legal entities

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Intentional Tort

when a harmful act is deliberate

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Unintentional Tort

when the act causes physical or emotional damage but was not deliberate or calculated

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Negligence

same is a type of torte law

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litigation and the duty of care

consider the standard of competency that a "reasonable person" is expected to meet

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Occupational Health and Safety

Objectives

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Occupational Health and Safety

Compensation Boards

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Reminder advisement

can advertise drugs using the brand name but cannot mention directly their uses

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Disease-oriented ads

instead of using a brand name they discuss a condition and say they should ask their doctors

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Section 7

life liberty and security of person

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Section 15

Equality

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Instructional directives

can be either specific or general, they outline a persons requests in presumed circumstances

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Proxy Directives

general instructions are given, however, the decision maker has the latitude to make decisions on a situational basis

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informed consent

understanding, consenting to, the treatment and its foreseeable risks

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Informed

understand the procedure or treatment

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voluntary

must not feel compelled or pressured

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can be written or oral

it indicates a clear choice on the part of the patient

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Written Consent

signed by the patient, dated, and witnessed

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Oral Consent

spoken over the phone or in person

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Implied Consent

because the individual seeks the care of a physician or other healthcare provider

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Ones health record contains

numerous and varied reports including an admission sheet, patient history, medication records, diagnostic reports, medical or surgical records, flow sheets, and interdisciplinary notes

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cumulative profile

diagnostic report, consultation reports, and history sheets

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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

protects personal information preserved for the private sector

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defines personal information

as information about an identifiable individual

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Electronic Medical Records

housed in one facility and only affect care at the one facility

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Electronic Health Records

provide the "bigger picture"

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A union

is an organization that represents and advocated for its members usually regarding employee-employer issues

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Dear John Letter

written document stating the termination of care

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Restraints

can be mechanical, environmental, physical, or chemical

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Good Samaritan Law

protect anyone who offers help to a distressed person if something goes wrong

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Whistle Blowing

someone who reports misconduct to organizations willing to take corrective action

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