Intro WK 11 (PPT)

are rules of conduct enforced by a controlling authority, roles of society that must be followed

• __ may be recognized by custom or formal enactments which a community considers binding upon its members.

• Medical law primarily focuses on __ __

• Protect people

• Correct injustice

• Compensate for injury

Society demands that health care personnel conduct their behavior and healthcare practices according to recognized standards. When people choose to disregard the codes of conduct it leaves them open to civil actions.

• True

• False

• Physicians often practice "__ ___" to avoid lawsuits

• This leads to unnecessary tests and procedures to prevent claims that more could have been done.

• Physicians may avoid ordering effective tests due to high risk of complications.

• Ethics are standards we should follow, while laws are rules we __ follow

• The oldest form of law, which evolves over time.