Law and Ethics Chapter 1Intro

Defendant

Person against whom charges are being brought

Liability for Manufacturers of health care equipment can be liable through:

-Breach of warranty -Untrue Statements -Fraud

Federal preemption

Doctrine that can bar injured consumers from suing in state court when the products that hurt them met federal standards

True or False From legal standpoint the most important aspect of a trial is the outcome.

False. From a legal standpoint the most important aspect of a court case is not the result, but whether the case represents good law and will be persuasive as other cases are decided.

father of medicine

Hippocrates

Pledge made my physicians that remains influential today

Hippocratic oath

Plaintiff

Person that brings charges

True or False An illegal act by a health care provider is always unethical, but an unethical act is not necessarily illegal.

True An illegal act by a healthcare provider is always unethical, but an unethical act is not necessarily illegal. Ethics are concerned with standards of behavior and the concept or right and wrong, over and above that which is legal.

Unlawful acts are always

Unacceptable, unethical, and punishable by legal means

Violation of a professional organization formalized code of ethics

can lead to expulsion form the organization.

Summary judgment

decision made by a court that pleads no basis for trial

precedent

decisions made by judges in various courts that become rule of law and apply to other cases

Written code of ethics for health care practitioners

evolved primarily to serve as a moral guide for those that provided care to the sick.

Critical thinking skills include

first clearly defining the problem

Liable

legally responsible or obligated

Conviction of a crime can result in

loss of license

2008 supreme court decision stated

makes of medical equipment are immune from liability for personal injury as long as the food and drug administration approved the product and it meets FDA specifications.

The basis for ethical conduct includes

morals, culture and family.

What ethics code superseded earlier codes to become the definitive guide for a physicians professional conduct?

percivals medical ethics

ethics

principals, standards and guide to conduct

law

rule of conduct or action formally recognized as binding by a controlling authority; enforced by penalties

Unethical behavior is always

unacceptable