Ch 05 Legal and Ethical Responsibility- KEY TERMS

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Across
  1. 2. failure to take proper care in doing something
  2. 7. the crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them
  3. 8. grain
  4. 9. revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent
  5. 12. result of any action or series of actions that prevents any part of an information system from functioning
  6. 13. act of harming or ruining another’s reputation
  7. 18. an illness or disorder of a beneficiary that existed before the effective date of insurance coverage
  8. 21. three times a day
  9. 23. every 4 hours
  10. 24. centimeter
  11. 25. suppository
  12. 27. over the counter
  13. 32. 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
  14. 36. a document on which a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments
  15. 38. document signed by the patient or legal guardian giving permission for medical or surgical care
  16. 39. A law that defines crimes against the public order
  17. 41. wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
Down
  1. 1. 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
  2. 3. both eyes
  3. 4. quart
  4. 5. the payer has denied this claim because the patient is no longer covered by the insurance policy
  5. 6. a law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights
  6. 10. unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s freedom of movement
  7. 11. apply to affected area
  8. 14. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation
  9. 15. an agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court
  10. 16. prescription
  11. 17. drink
  12. 19. the principles of right and wrong to that guide an individual in making decisions
  13. 20. suspension
  14. 22. the range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession
  15. 26. physical or emotional harm to someone
  16. 28. both ears
  17. 29. twice a day
  18. 30. pint
  19. 31. failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
  20. 33. Intravenously
  21. 34. tablet
  22. 35. fluid
  23. 37. legal document in which one person appoints another person to act as an agent on his or her behalf
  24. 39. Capsule
  25. 40. a written defamation of a person’s character, reputation, business, or property rights