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Medical term Medical Law and Ethics
Under HIPAA, a health plan, a health care clearinghouse, or a provider who sends health information electronically for standard transactions.
Related terms
- HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which sets federal privacy and security rules…
- child abusePhysical, emotional or sexual harm or neglect of a child.
- civil lawLaw dealing with the rights and relationships between people, such as torts.
- code of ethicsA set of principles defining the ethical responsibilities of a profession.
- confidentialityThe ethical and legal duty to protect a patient's private information from unauthorized disclosure.
- criminal lawLaw that defines crimes against society and their punishments.
- defendantThe person or party being sued or charged.
- elder abuseActions or neglect by a caregiver that harm or risk harm to an older adult.
- ethical dilemmaA situation requiring a choice between options that are equally good, equally bad or uncertain in outcome.
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