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| SUBMITTING A DISPUTE FOR RESOLUTION TO A PERSON OTHER THAN A JUDGE. |
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| AN AMOUNT OF MONEY AWARDED BY THE COURT TO MAKE UP FOR LOSS OF INCOME OR EMOTIONAL PAIN AND SUFFERING. |
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| DOING AN ACT OR PERFORMING A DUTY. |
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| PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT OR DEMONSTRATION OF AN UNREASONABLE LACK OF SKILL WITH THE RESULT OF INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE TO THE PATIENT. |
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| AN UNINTENTIONAL ACTION THAT OCCURS WHEN A PERSON EITHER PERFORMS OR FAILS TO PERFORM AN ACTION THAT A "REASONABLE PERSON" WOULD OR WOULD NOT HAVE COMMITTED IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. |
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| A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OF ORGANS AND TISSUES TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH. |
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| DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) |
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| A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THAT ENFORCES THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1970. |
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| THE STUDY OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE HEART AND INCLUDES THE STUDY OF ARRHYTHMIAS. |
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| THE RATE OF SICK PEOPLE OR CASES OF DISEASE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE SPECIFIC POPULATION. |
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| A REASONALBE BELIEF THAT SOMETHING IMPROPER HAS OCCURRED. |
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| UNFAIR OR UNEQUAL TREATMENT. |
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| RADIOACTIVE RADIOLOGIC PRODURES TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOLOGY CONDITIONS. |
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| MEDICATION ROUTE OTHER THAN THE ALIMENTARY CANAL (ORAL AND RECTAL) INCLUDING SUBCUTANEOUS, INTRAVENOUS AND INTRAMUSCULAR ROUTES. |
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| NEGATIVE GENERALITIES CONCERNING SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT A GROUP ARE APPLIEDTO AN ENTIRE POPULATION... |
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| DOCTRINE OF PROFESSIONAL DISCRETION |
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| MEANS THAT A PHYSICIAN MAY DERTERMINEE, BASED ON HIS OR HER BEST JUDGEMENT, IF A PATIENT WITH MENTALOR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMSSHOULD VIEW THE MEDICAL RECORD. |
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| JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION (JCAHO) |
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| AN ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. |
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| PROBLEM ORIENTED MEDICAL RECORD (POMR) |
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| A METHOD OF RECORDING DATA ABOUT THE HEALTH STATUS OF A PATIENT IN A PROBLEM SOLVING. |
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| SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT PLAN |
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| HEALTHCARE UNDER HIPPA REGULATIONS SUCH AS PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY'S HEALTHCARE CLEARING HOUSE AND SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS LIFE INSUREES INFORMATION SYSTEMS, VENDERS AND UNIVERISTIES. |
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| HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPPA) |
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| REGULATES THE PRIVACY OF PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION. |
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| NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES (NNP) |
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| THE DETAILS THE PROVIDERS PRIVACY PRACTICES. |
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| PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI) |
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| AN INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIED INFORMATION THAT RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION OR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH IS TO AN INDIVIDUAL. |
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| WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK |
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| A WIRELESS SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY ACCESS PATIENT INFORMATION. |
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| aUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRULLATOR/ A TRIAL FIBULLATION |
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| ABNORMAL WIDENING OR BALLOONING OF AN ARTERY DUE TO WEAKNESS IN THE WALL OF THE BLOOD VESSEL. |
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| CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT |
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| PROCESS OF DRAWING TOGETHER, AS IN THE NARROWING OF A VESSEL. |
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| ABNORMAL CONDITION OF THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES CAUSED BY OXYGEN DEFICIENCY IN THE BLOOD. |
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| PATHOLOGICAL RAPID HEART RATE THAT MAY CAUSE CARDIACOUTPUT TO BE DECREASED WITH ATRIAL FLUTTER. |
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| A CONDITION WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF OXYGEN DUE TO DECREASED BLOOD SUPPLY TO A PART OF THE BODY. |
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| MAGNETIC RENSONANCE IMAGING |
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| A BLOCKAGE IN A VESSEL CANAL OR PASSAGE OF THE BODY. |
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| PROCESS OF MEASURINGTHE OXYGEN OF BLOOD. |
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| MEDICAL DEVICE MADE OF EXPANDABLE MATERIAL. |
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| PUNCTURE OF A VEIN FOR THE REMOVAL OF BLOOD FOR ANALYSIS. |
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