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Chapter 8 Health law

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a proceeding in which disputes are submitted to a third party or panel of experts outside the judicial trial system
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the process by which a duly authorized body evaluates and recognizes an individual, institution, or educational program as meeting predetermined requirements
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a voluntary process of institutional or organizational review in which a body created for this purpose periodically evaluates the quality of the entity's work against preestablished written criteria
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a complaint against a third party
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in a court of law, a countersuit
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discovery devices consisting of written questions given to a party, witness, or other person who has information needed in a legal case
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a method of gathering information to be used in a litigation process
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a patient's acknowledgment that he or she understands a proposed intervention, including that intervention's risks, benefits, and alternatives
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In litigation, a written legal statement from a plaintiff that initiates a civil lawsuit
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in a negligence lawsuit, one of four elements, which may be economic (hospital expenses and loss of wages) and noneconomic (pain and suffering), that must be proved to be successful
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the legal authority or formal permission from authorities to carry on certain activities that by law or regulation require such permission (applicable to institutions as well as individuals)
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proof of authorship that ensures, as much as possible, that log-ins and messages from a user originate from an authorized source
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the condition of being admitted into evidence in a court of law
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the process of reviewing and validating the qualifications (degrees, licenses, and other credentials) of physicians and other licensed independent practitioners, for granting medical staff membership to provide patient care services
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the status to which a computer application reverts in the absence of alternative instructions
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the power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment
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a claim by one party against another party who is on the same side of the main litigation
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a request for reconsideration of a denial of coverage or rejection of a claim decision
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in civil cases, an individual or entity against whom a civil complaint has been filed; in criminal cases, an individual who has been accused of a crime
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a written or oral statement made outside of court that is offered in court as evidence
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in law, a relationship between the defendant's conduct and the harm that was suffered
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the acquisition, access, use, use, or disclosure of protected health information in a manner not permitted
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the obligation established by a relationship such as a physician caring for a patient