legal and medical ethics

“crime”, deals with wrongs against a person, property, or society

legal relationship between people and the protection of a person’s rights

wrongful act that does not involve a contract. It occurs when a person is harmed/injured because health care provider does not meet established or expected standards of care

physician is involved in an act they are not qualified to perform

legal claim or lawsuit towards someone when they FAIL to do something they were supposed to

wrongfully keeping someone imprisoned by using restraints such as physically or chemically without consent

the threat to harm someone

Physical offence such as shoving someone

written or verbal accusation to harm a person’s reputation when the claim is untrue

written accusation

vocal accusation

privacy is breached in a physical or informational way

harming someone repetitively

physical, verbal, physiological, sexual

injury using bodily conduct

yelling or using words to cause harm

mentally harming someone

forcing someone to engage in a sexual act without consent

-births/deaths -injuries caused by violence -abuse or neglect -communicable disease or STIs that pose as a risk to the community

-right to considerate care -right to confidentiality -right to refuse treatment -right to examine medical bill

health insurance portability and accountability act

-inform patients of how health info. is being used -sign consent acknowledging they understand info -authorize release of info -right to see or obtain copies of their medical records “patient portals” -file complaint against any provider