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