Ch. 05 Key Terms

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