MHA 703 Module 2 – Questions With Verified
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-protects people with disabilities
-prohibits discrimination
-based on qualifications and ability
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1 Certification 2 legal document
how does the ada protect its
3 licensure 4
employees?
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Terms in this set (64)
Certification the action of prices of providing someone or
something with an official document attesting to a
status or level of achievement
, codes of ethics a guiding set of principles intended to instruct
professionals to act in a way that aligns with the
organization's values and benefits all stakeholders
credentialing the process of evaluating a healthcare provider's
qualifications and background to ensure they are
eligible to practice
defensive medicine when a medical professional chooses a treatment or
test that's not best for the patient, but it is instead
intended to protect the doctor from a potential
lawsuit
licensure the granting or regulation of licenses, as for
professionals.
medical practice acts state laws that govern the practice of medicine and
regulate the conduct of physicians; establish
standards for the medical profession and authorize
medical boards to issue licenses and discipline
physicians
professional a person engaged or qualified in a profession
reciprocity the act of exchanging things with others to gain
mutual benefit; also returning a favor when someone
does something for you
standards of care the level of care that a reasonable person would
exercise in a given situation. They can apply to
medical treatment, legal actions, and other
circumstances
actuarial tables (also called life expectancy tables, morality tables,
and life tables) are statistical tools used by
companies, scientists, courts, and government
agencies to predict the life expectancy of a person
by their age, gender, and other factors
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-protects people with disabilities
-prohibits discrimination
-based on qualifications and ability
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1 Certification 2 legal document
how does the ada protect its
3 licensure 4
employees?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (64)
Certification the action of prices of providing someone or
something with an official document attesting to a
status or level of achievement
, codes of ethics a guiding set of principles intended to instruct
professionals to act in a way that aligns with the
organization's values and benefits all stakeholders
credentialing the process of evaluating a healthcare provider's
qualifications and background to ensure they are
eligible to practice
defensive medicine when a medical professional chooses a treatment or
test that's not best for the patient, but it is instead
intended to protect the doctor from a potential
lawsuit
licensure the granting or regulation of licenses, as for
professionals.
medical practice acts state laws that govern the practice of medicine and
regulate the conduct of physicians; establish
standards for the medical profession and authorize
medical boards to issue licenses and discipline
physicians
professional a person engaged or qualified in a profession
reciprocity the act of exchanging things with others to gain
mutual benefit; also returning a favor when someone
does something for you
standards of care the level of care that a reasonable person would
exercise in a given situation. They can apply to
medical treatment, legal actions, and other
circumstances
actuarial tables (also called life expectancy tables, morality tables,
and life tables) are statistical tools used by
companies, scientists, courts, and government
agencies to predict the life expectancy of a person
by their age, gender, and other factors
