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Medical Law and Ethics (Ivy Tech)
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Access
Ans: When people are able to use appropriate health care
services when necessary in order to maintain and improve their
health.
addendum
Ans: a significant change or addition to the electronic health
record (EHR)
Administrative Law
Ans: Enabling statutes enacted to define powers and
procedures when an agency is created
Agents
Ans: ???
Amendment
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Ans: used to clarify or correct information in the electronic
health record.
artificial insemination
Ans: The mechanical injection of viable semen into the vagina.
assault
Ans: the open threat of bodily harm to another or acting in
such a way as to put another in the "reasonable apprehension of
bodily harm."
Assumption of Risk
Ans: A legal defense that holds that the defendant is not guilty
of a negligent act because the plaintiff knew of and accepted
beforehand any risks involved
autonomy
Ans: the capacity to be one's own person and make one's own
decisions without being manipulated by external forces.
autopsy
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Ans: A postmortem examination to determine the cause of
death or to obtain physiological evidence, as in the case of a
suspicious death.
Beneficence
Ans: Acts performed by a health care practitioner to help
people stay healthy or recover from illness.
Bioethics
Ans: A discipline dealing with the ethical implications of
biological research methods and results, especially in medicine.
birth rate
Ans: the total number of live births per 1,000 women in a
specific age group.
brain dead, brain death
Ans: final cessation of bodily activity, used to determine when
death actually occurs; circulatory and respiratory functions
have irreversibly ceased, and the entire brain (including the
brain stem) has irreversibly ceased to function.
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breach
Ans: any unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of
personal health information that compromises the security or
privacy of such information.
breach of contract
Ans: Failure of either party to comply with the terms of a
legally valid contract
Case Law
Ans: Law established through common law and legal precedent
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Ans: A federal law passed in 1974 requiring physicians to report
cases of child abuse.
Civil Law
Ans: law that involves wrongful acts against persons
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Medical Law and Ethics (Ivy Tech)
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Access
Ans: When people are able to use appropriate health care
services when necessary in order to maintain and improve their
health.
addendum
Ans: a significant change or addition to the electronic health
record (EHR)
Administrative Law
Ans: Enabling statutes enacted to define powers and
procedures when an agency is created
Agents
Ans: ???
Amendment
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Ans: used to clarify or correct information in the electronic
health record.
artificial insemination
Ans: The mechanical injection of viable semen into the vagina.
assault
Ans: the open threat of bodily harm to another or acting in
such a way as to put another in the "reasonable apprehension of
bodily harm."
Assumption of Risk
Ans: A legal defense that holds that the defendant is not guilty
of a negligent act because the plaintiff knew of and accepted
beforehand any risks involved
autonomy
Ans: the capacity to be one's own person and make one's own
decisions without being manipulated by external forces.
autopsy
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Ans: A postmortem examination to determine the cause of
death or to obtain physiological evidence, as in the case of a
suspicious death.
Beneficence
Ans: Acts performed by a health care practitioner to help
people stay healthy or recover from illness.
Bioethics
Ans: A discipline dealing with the ethical implications of
biological research methods and results, especially in medicine.
birth rate
Ans: the total number of live births per 1,000 women in a
specific age group.
brain dead, brain death
Ans: final cessation of bodily activity, used to determine when
death actually occurs; circulatory and respiratory functions
have irreversibly ceased, and the entire brain (including the
brain stem) has irreversibly ceased to function.
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breach
Ans: any unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of
personal health information that compromises the security or
privacy of such information.
breach of contract
Ans: Failure of either party to comply with the terms of a
legally valid contract
Case Law
Ans: Law established through common law and legal precedent
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Ans: A federal law passed in 1974 requiring physicians to report
cases of child abuse.
Civil Law
Ans: law that involves wrongful acts against persons
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