Ch 0.5 Key Terms-Legal and Responsibilities

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