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| an act or threat causing another to be in fear of immediate battery |
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| intentional, harmful, or offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent or legal justification |
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| breach of confidentiality |
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| failure to keep privileged medical information private |
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| legal actions in which the alleged injured party sues for monetary damages |
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| Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute |
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| Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
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| Continuous Quality Improvement |
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| in a law suit, a person or persons against whom a complaint is filed |
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| comparison of current results of a lab test with previous results for the same test on the same patient |
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| a process in which one party questions another under oath while a court reporter records every word |
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| formal process in litigation that involves taking depositions and interrogating the parties involved |
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| the level of care that a person of ordinary intelligence and good sense would exercise under the given circumstances |
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| deceitful practice or false portrayal of facts by either word or conduct |
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| implies voluntary and competent permission for a medical procedure, test, or medication |
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| violation of one's rights to be left alone |
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| a type of negligence committed by a professional |
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| failure to exercise due care |
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| National Safety Patient Goals |
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| injured party in the litigation process |
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| quality system essentials |
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| guides used as monitors of all areas of patient care |
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| a Latin phrase meaning "let the master respond" In other words, employers must answer for damages their employees cause within the scope of their practice |
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| a Latin phrase meaning "the thing speaks for itself" |
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| the normal level of care and skill that a healthcare practitioner would be expected to practice to provide due care for patients |
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| a law setting the length of time after an alleged injury in which the injured person is permitted to file a law suit |
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| the level of acceptable practice beyond which quality patient care can't be assured |
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| wrongful act other than breach of contract committed against one's person, property, reputation, or other legally protected right |
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| liability imposed by law on one person for acts committed by another |
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