Ch. 05 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 2. document signed by the patient or legal guardian giving permission for medical or surgical care
  2. 5. physical or emotional harm to someone
  3. 6. the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
  4. 8. A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
  5. 9. every evening
  6. 10. revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent
  7. 13. The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession
  8. 18. both ears
  9. 19. Failure to take proper care in doing something
  10. 20. by mouth
  11. 23. right ear
  12. 24. Act of harming or ruining another's reputation
  13. 28. 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.
  14. 32. Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
  15. 36. 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
  16. 38. Ointment
  17. 39. Before meals
  18. 40. right eye
  19. 41. dispense as written
  20. 42. left ear
  21. 44. legal document in which one person appoints another person to act as an agent on his or her behalf
Down
  1. 1. as needed
  2. 3. suspension
  3. 4. unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement
  4. 7. An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court
  5. 11. around the clock
  6. 12. After Meals
  7. 14. A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
  8. 15. the crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.
  9. 16. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  10. 17. A failure to perform, as promised, at the time the performance was due.
  11. 21. left eye
  12. 22. over the counter
  13. 25. both eyes
  14. 26. The payer has denied this claim because the patient is no longer covered by the insurance policy.
  15. 27. An illness or disorder of a beneficiary that existed before the effective date of insurance coverage.
  16. 29. wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
  17. 30. inside cheek
  18. 31. Result of any action or series of actions that prevents any part of an information system from functioning.
  19. 33. apply to infected area
  20. 34. intravenously
  21. 35. a document in which a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments
  22. 37. A law that defines crimes against the public order.
  23. 43. maximum