ch05 Legal and Ethical Responsibility

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  1. 3. Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)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
  2. 5. and battery the crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.
  3. 6. condition An illness or disorder of a beneficiary that existed before the effective date of insurance coverage.
  4. 8. will a document in which a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments
  5. 10. of Coverage The payer has denied this claim because the patient is no longer covered by the insurance policy.
  6. 13. Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
  7. 16. of Attorney (POA) legal document in which one person appoints another person to act as an agent on his or her behalf
  8. 18. form document signed by the patient or legal guardian giving permission for medical or surgical care
  9. 19. Imprisonment unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement
  10. 21. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  11. 22. of contract A failure to perform, as promised, at the time the performance was due.
  12. 23. the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
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  1. 1. An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court
  2. 2. of privacy revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent
  3. 4. A law that defines crimes against the public order.
  4. 7. of Service Result of any action or series of actions that prevents any part of an information system from functioning.
  5. 9. A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
  6. 11. failure to take proper care in doing something
  7. 12. Act of harming or ruining another's reputation
  8. 14. Payment 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.
  9. 15. wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
  10. 17. physical or emotional harm to someone
  11. 20. A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
  12. 21. of practice The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession