tailieunhanh - Lecture Medical assisting: Administrative and clinical procedures with anatomy and physiology (4/e) – Chapter 3

Chapter 3 - Legal and ethical issues in medical practice, including HIPAA. In this chapter you will learn: Define ethics, bioethics, and medical law; discuss the measures a medical practice must take to avoid malpractice claims; discuss medical documentation and how it applies to medical law;. | 3 Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Practice, Including HIPAA 3- Define ethics, bioethics, and medical law. Discuss the measures a medical practice must take to avoid malpractice claims. Discuss medical documentation and how it applies to medical law. Learning Outcomes 3- Discuss the various types of health-care legislation. Describe OSHA requirements for a medical office. Describe procedures for handling an incident of exposure to hazardous materials. Learning Outcomes (cont.) 3- Compare and contrast quality control and quality assurance procedures. Discuss the impact that HIPAA regulations have in the medical office. Explain how to protect patient confidentiality. Describe the different practice management models. Learning Outcomes (cont.) 3- Introduction Reasons to study medical law and ethics Function at the highest professional level Avoid legal problems 3- Medical Law and Ethics Knowledge of . | 3 Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Practice, Including HIPAA 3- Define ethics, bioethics, and medical law. Discuss the measures a medical practice must take to avoid malpractice claims. Discuss medical documentation and how it applies to medical law. Learning Outcomes 3- Discuss the various types of health-care legislation. Describe OSHA requirements for a medical office. Describe procedures for handling an incident of exposure to hazardous materials. Learning Outcomes (cont.) 3- Compare and contrast quality control and quality assurance procedures. Discuss the impact that HIPAA regulations have in the medical office. Explain how to protect patient confidentiality. Describe the different practice management models. Learning Outcomes (cont.) 3- Introduction Reasons to study medical law and ethics Function at the highest professional level Avoid legal problems 3- Medical Law and Ethics Knowledge of medical law and ethics provides insight into The rights, responsibilities, and concerns of health-care consumers The legal and ethical issues facing society, patients, and health-care professionals as the world changes The impact of rising costs on the laws and ethics of health-care delivery 3- Medical Law and Ethics (cont.) Law Ethics Ethics is a standard of behavior and a concept of right or wrong. Moral values serve as the basis for ethical conduct. Family, culture, and society help form an individual’s moral values. A law is a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority. 3- Medical Law and Ethics (cont.) Criminal law Crime against the state Criminal acts are Felonies or Misdemeanors Examples include: Murder Arson Sexual assault Burglary Civil law Crimes against the person Includes a general category of laws known as torts Torts are either: Intentional (willful) or Unintentional (accidental) 3- .