The Law and Health Care

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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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