Chapter 2 Terms

3. a person’s private health information, which includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email address, and medical record number.
5. the principal of keeping information private
6. the use of words or actions to cause another person to feel fearful of being harmed.
10. a diagnostic test determined by CLIA to be simple, easy to perform, and involving little risk of error; phlebotomists can often perform these tests.
12. a medical order that instructs medical professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
13. branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals.
16. a violation of civil law, e.g. negligence.
17. in health care, acknowledgement of agreement to treatment or to a procedure.
19. in health care, acknowledgement of agreement to treatment or to a procedure that is given after receiving information regarding risks and benefits; informed consent must usually be documented before treatment begins.
20. an action, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that results in unintended injury to a person.
21. the intentional touching of another person without permission.
23. purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to

1. the assumption that a person agrees to treatment or to a procedure; allows medical treatment to be provided in emergency situations, for example, even if the patient is not able to express consent.
2. a person less than 18 years of age
4. diagnostic test performed near or in the presence of the patient; many are CLIA waived.
6. a legal document that allows people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have in the event they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
7. consent that is actively, consciously acknowledged.
8. related to the ability to think and process information.
9. a rule established to ensure order and safety.
11. a type of advance directive that outlines specific medical care a person wants, or does not want, in case he becomes unable to make those decisions.
14. the knowledge of right and wrong.
15. person who is legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect due to regular contact with vulnerable populations.
17. a federal agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid, among many other responsibilities.
18. branch of law dealing with offenses considered to harm all of society.
22. a nonprofit membership organization concerned with providing information to the healthcare industry and the public regarding healthcare issues and trends.