MRC 102 Legal Aspects of Health Records Quiz 2

The process such as facilitation, mediation, and negotiation that focus on other ways to resolve disputes among parties, including employers and employees or others in confrontational situations.

Healthcare practitioners, distinct from doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists, with formal education and clinical training who are credentialed through certification, registration and/or licensure.

Subject to individual will or judgement without restriction; capricious.

The process of resolving issues in conflict in a more structured setting like formal litigation.

Documentation that allows reconstruction of the course of events. A record of transactions in an information system that provides verification of the activity of the system.

Independence or freedom of one's will and actions.

Doing good or kindness. In bioethical terms, this principle means that healthcare professionals should always try to help patients and make their situation better.

Ethics that deal with patients and healthcare.

The measurement of physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, DNA, or retinal patterns, for use in verifying the idetity of individuals.

The responsibility of proving a disputed charge or allegation. It is the legal obligation on a party to prove the allegation made by him against another party.

Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.

Showing prejudice or partiality.

Do not resuscitate.

The administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a preson cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards.

Sets standards for healthcare organizations and issues accreditation to organizations that meet those standards. It conducts periodic on-site surveys to verify that an accredited organization substantially complies with standards and continuously makes efforts to improve the care and services it provides.