NHA CCMA Certification study guide

NHA CCMA Certification study guide Negligence - answerMost common type of medical tort liability Defendant - answerA person being sued Abandonment - answerThe person of a physician from the care of a patient with out reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is Assault - answerAn unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is Reasonable care - answerThe healthcare worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with the fellow workers. Brcach - answerThe breaking of a law, promise,or duty Statute of limitations - answerThe time established for filling law suit Tort - answerA wrong committed against another person or the person's property Plaintiff - answerOne who institutes a lawsuit Privileged communication - answerInformation given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it Negligence - answerFailure to do something that is reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person Defamation - answerInjuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person Contract - answerAn agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite Incompetence - answerLack of physical or mental fitness Judgement - answerThe final decision of a court in an action or suit