Chapter 4 Legal
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A breach of duty owed directly to a patient by a hospital is best described as _____
negligence.
corporate
A hospital-patient relationship is established when a patient _____
presents either voluntarily for care or in an emergency situation
A patient might have a valid claim for false imprisonment in which of the following?
Hospital security refusing to allow a patient to leave without a family member
A statute of limitations is
a fixed time period in which a lawsuit must be brought
An intentional tort may include a(n) _____.
assault
Battery involves the ____ of a person that results in an injury or offense.
physical contact
COBRA is the abbreviation for _____.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Damages awarded to make the plaintiff whole are referred to as _____.
actual
Expert testimony is used in a malpractice case to _____.
establish a breach in the standard of care
Federal legislation that specifically addresses the release of protected health
information is called _____.
HIPAA
Good Samaritan statutes protect _____.
rescuers from claims related to the administration of unauthorized treatment
Malpractice refers to _____.
professional misconduct
Medical abandonment may be applied to a patient who was _____.
was discharged with continued chest pain and who later died of a heart attack upon
returning to her home.
Medical staff privileges include __
scope of physician's practice
Nominal damages are awarded to _____.
vindicate the injured party
Publishing something in the newspaper that leads other to ridicule a person or diminish
esteem and respect for that person is called _____.
libel
Punitive damages may be awarded _____.
Above and beyond actual damages
Res ipsa loquitur is translated as _____.
the thing speaks for itself
Respondeat superior is associated with _____.
vicarious liability
The anti-dumping law is abbreviated as _____.
EMTALA
The first step to establishing liability is that _____.
A relationship must be established between a healthcare provider and a patient
The notice of breach of confidentiality must include a(n) _____.
description of types of unsecured protected health information involved
The physician-patient relationship is established when the patient _____.
requests health care and the physician agrees to render health care
Which relationship begins with the credentialing process?
hospital-physician
The unauthorized acquisition, access, use or disclosure of protected health information,
which compromises the privacy or security of such information is called _____.
breach of confidentiality
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