Healthcare Law and Ethics Terms
Healthcare law and ethics important terms with definitions.
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- Intrusion on another's personal life; applies to personal information as well as a person's body.
- Summary of a patient's rights regarding fair treatment and appropriate information.
- A member of the healthcare team who ensures that patients are not abused and that their legal rights are protected.
- A law passed in 1990 by the U.S. Congress that requires most healthcare institutions to inform a patient about his or her rights at admission.
- Performing an act that a reasonable person would not have done, or not doing something that a reasonable person would have.
- Any words or actions that lead an individual to fear that he or she will be harmed by another person.
- Touching a person without consent.
- Damaging someone's good name or reputation.
- SAYING something that damages someone's good name or reputation.
- Damaging someone's good name or reputation in WRITING.
- Reasonable and prudent care that a practitioner of similar qualifications would have performed in the same or similar situation.
- The amount of time during which any legal action may be taken; after such a time a lawsuit may not be filed.
- Tasks that an employee is legally allowed to perform based on his or her training and certification.
- Law that protects people from legal action after voluntarily giving emergency medical aid while using reasonable care.
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