BRANFORD HALL COMMUNICATION SKILLS LAW AND ETHICS REVIEW
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STATE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACTS
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THE AUTHORITY THAT REGULATES THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE WITH INTENT OF PROTECTING ITS CITIZENS FROM HARM
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EMOTIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE EXAMPLES
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SOCIAL ISOLATION, HUMILIATING,INSULTING AND CONTROLLING
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PHYSICAL ABUSE EXAMPLE
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PUSHING, PINCHING, FORCE FEEDING AND SHAKING
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SEXUAL ABUSE EXAMPLE
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FONDLING, TOUCHING, KISSING WITHOUT PERMISSION AND COERCED NUDITY
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FINANCIAL ABUSE EXAMPLE
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EXPLOITATION OF ELDERS' RESOURCES
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INCEST ABUSE EXAMPLE
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SEXUAL ACTIVITY BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS
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NEGLECT ABUSE EXAMPLE
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ABANDOMENT, FAILURE TO PROVIDE BASIC FOOD, SHELTER OR CARE
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SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ABUSE EXAMPLE
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PORNOGRAPHY, OR PROSTITUTION, USE OF CHILDS IMAGE IN MEDIA
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INCIDENTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL LAW EXAMPLES
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A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS STOLEN,DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OCCURED
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INCIDENTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO CIVVIL LAW EXAMPLES
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THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT GAVE THE WRONG MEDICATION, CAUSING HARM TO THE PATIENT, AN APPLICANT WAS DENIED EMPLOYMENT DUE TO FORMER ALCOHOL ABUSE
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ETHICAL STATEMENT EXAMPLES
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A PROVIDER CHARGES A PATIENT FOR MULTIPLE OR COMPLEX INSURANCE FORMS,A PROVIDER EXPOSES DISHONEST CONDUCT RENDERED BY HIS COLLEGE TO THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD, IN AN ABUSE CASE THE PROVIDER TREATS THE \"ABUSER\" AS A VICTIM ALSO, IN THE COURSE OF A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION A PROVIDER DISCOVERS THAT HIS PATIENT HAS A STD AND HE REPORTS THIS INFO TO THE DOH
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UNETHICAL STATEMENT EXAMPLES
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A PROVIDER CONSULTS WITH ANOTHER PROVIDER REGARDING THE PATIENTS CONDITION WITHOUT THE PATIENT'S KNOWLEDGE,CONFIDENTIAL INFO CONCERNING A PATIENT IS PROVIDED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE PATIENT'S AUTHORIZATION, DR. ALLEN RETURNS A PORTION OF HIS FEE TO DR. BAILY AS COMPENSATION FOR A REFERRAL, THE MEDICAL CHART AND INFO IN IT ARE WITHHELD B/C OF AN UNPAID BILL, THE PROVIDER IS PRESCRIBING MEDICATION ONLY FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY IN WHICH HE HOLDS STOCK
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PROFESSIONAL CODE OF ETHICS
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BRINGS STANDARDS OF MORAL AND EHTICAL BEHAVIOR TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE
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4 D'S OF NEGLIGENCE
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DUTY,DERELICTION,DIRECT CAUSE,DAMAGES
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
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HIGHEST AUTHORITY IN THE US
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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN LAW
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ENCOURAGES HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE
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EXAMPLES OF PATIENTS CASES THAT REQUIRE REPORTING BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER
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KNIFE WOUND, CHILD ABUSE, TRANSMITTABLE DISEASES
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TORT APPLICABLE TO THE UNPRIVILEGED TOUCHING OF ONE PERSON BY ANOTHER
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BATTERY
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TORT APPLICABLE TO THE UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PATIENT INFORMATION
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INVASION OF PRIVACY
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REASONS FOR A PHYSICIAN TO HAVE HIS LICENSE REVOKED
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UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, CONVICTION OF A CRIME, PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL INCAPACITY
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A PATIENT COMPLAINS OF BACK PAIN, SHOWS UP FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, AND ALLOWS THE PROVIDER TO PERFORM AN X-RAY TO DX AND TREAT THE PATIENT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF CONTRACT
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IMPLIED
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THE DR THINKS A PATIENT CAN NO LONGER BE EFFECTIVELY SERVED BY HIM AND PLANS TO DISMISS THE PATIENT FROM HIS CARE. WHAT LEGAL CHARGES MUST THE DR. BE CAREFUL TO AVOID IN DOING THIS
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ABANDONMENT
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EXAMPLE OF BREACH OF STANDARD OF CARE
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THE LEGAL VIOLATION IF A MA PRACTICES OUTSIDE HIS/HER SCOPE OF TRAINING
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EXAMPLE OF NEGLIGENCE
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THE LEGAL VIOLATION IF A MA DOES NOT USE PROPER POSITIONING TO PROTECT A PATIENT FROM FALLING FROM AN EXAMINATION TABLE
