Law and Ethics Chapter 1

What is the Hippocratic oath

A pledge for physicians

What is the ethics committee

Made up of individuals who provide patient care

List three areas where health care practitioners can gain insight through studying law and ethics?

1) The rights, responsibilities, and concerns of health care consumers. 2) The legal and ethical issues facing society, patients, and health care practitioners as the world changes. 3) The impact of rising costs on the laws and ethics of health care delivery.

What is the American Medical Association Principles

A code of ethics for members of the American Medical Association, written in 1847

What is protocol

A code providing correct behavior in specific situations

What is summary judgement?

A decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for trial.

What is the code of ethics

A system of principles intended to govern the behavior of those and trusted what providing care to the sick

What is etiquette?

Code of behavior that is considered good manners

What duties might a medical ethicist perform?

Consulting with physicians, researchers, and others to make difficult decisions. They also can sit on the ethics committee.

What is fraud?

Dishonest practices by depriving another of their rights

True or false: unethical behavior is always illegal

False- It is not always illegal

True or false: Conviction of a crime cannot result in loss of license unless ethical violations also exist

False- conviction of a crime always results in the loss of license

True or false: Violation of a professional organizations formalized code of ethics leads automatically to an expulsion from the organization

False- could just be suspended

True or false: Formalize code of ethics are as enforceable as laws in governing the behavior of an organizations members

False- ethics are based on the person

True or False: Percival was a greek physician who was known as the father of medicine

False- hippocrates

True or false: Sellers and manufacturers cannot be held legally responsible for defective medical devices and products through charges of fraud

False- if their product was faulty they are held responsible

True or false: Hospitals are immune from lawsuits by patients

False- they happen all the time

What does liable mean?

Legally responsible

What is a health care practitioner?

One who is trained to administer medical care to patients

What are moral values

One's personal concept of right and wrong

How are violations of etiquette handled?

Ostracism from chosen group.

What is a defendant?

Person against the one who brought the suit

What does litigious mean?

Prone to engage in law suits

What is a medical ethicist

Specialist who consults with physicians and others to make difficult ethical decisions

What is ethics?

Standards of behavior- developed as a result of ones concepts of right and wrong.

What is a plaintiff?

The person bringing the suit

True or False: Hippocratic oath is a pledge for physicians that remains influential today.

True

True or False: Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick.

True

True or false: One's moral serve as the basis for ethical conduct

True

True or false: Percivals medical ethics supersedes early codes to become the definitive guide for physicians professional conduct

True

True or false: Unlawful acts are always unethical

True

True or false: Law is the minimum standard necessary to keep society functioning smoothly

True

What is a legal precedent?

decisions made by judges in the various courts and used a guide for future decisions

What is bioethics?

it refers to the ethical implications of the effects of biological research in medicine.

What is law?

rule of conduct or action formally recognized as enforced by a controlling authority.

How is unethical behavior punished?

the members could be expelled, suspended, or ostracized.

What is the purpose of a professional code of ethics?

to govern behaviors of members and to increase the level of competent and standards of care within a group.