respondeat superior
Medical term Medical Law and Ethics
The legal rule that an employer is responsible for employees' negligent acts done within the scope of their job.
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- nonmaleficenceThe ethical principle of avoiding harm ("do no harm").
- Notice of Privacy PracticesThe HIPAA notice explaining how a covered entity may use and disclose PHI and the patient's privacy rights.
- plaintiffThe person who files a lawsuit.
- res ipsa loquitur"The thing speaks for itself": a legal doctrine for a breach of duty so obvious that negligence is presumed.
- risk managementStrategies to prevent errors and reduce legal liability.
- scope of practiceThe defined limits within which a health care worker is authorized to work, make decisions and provide…
- sentinel eventAn unexpected event involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk of it.
- slanderFalse, damaging statements about a person spoken aloud.
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