Ch. 5 Legal and Ethical Responsibility

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Across
  1. 2. document in which one person appoints another person to act as an agent on his or her behalf
  2. 7. unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement
  3. 13. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  4. 14. quantity
  5. 16. When a payment for service is denied by the insurance company, an accounts receivable specialist needs to investigate the situation to determine why the payment was denied.
  6. 18. Law A law that defines crimes against the public order.
  7. 22. subcutaneous
  8. 25. minimum
  9. 26. right eye
  10. 27. An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court
  11. 28. of each
  12. 33. law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents
  13. 38. The payer has denied this claim because the patient is no longer covered by the insurance policy.
  14. 40. revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent
  15. 41. a sufficient quantity
  16. 42. Act of harming or ruining another's reputation
  17. 43. wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
Down
  1. 1. Result of any action or series of actions that prevents any part of an information system from functioning.
  2. 3. The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession
  3. 4. apply to affected area
  4. 5. failure to take proper care in doing something
  5. 6. millimeter
  6. 8. Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
  7. 9. a document in which a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments
  8. 10. document signed by the patient or legal guardian giving permission for medical or surgical care
  9. 11. An illness or disorder of a beneficiary that existed before the effective date of insurance coverage.
  10. 12. A failure to perform, as promised, at the time the performance was due.
  11. 15. the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
  12. 17. rectally
  13. 19. the crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.
  14. 20. both eyes
  15. 21. evening; after noon
  16. 23. quart
  17. 24. every week
  18. 29. by mouth; orally
  19. 30. intranasal
  20. 31. A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
  21. 32. Law A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
  22. 34. physical or emotional harm to someone
  23. 35. oral disintegrating tablet
  24. 36. after meals
  25. 37. prior authorization
  26. 39. prescription