TERM 1
American Hospital Association (AHA)
DEFINITION 1
nonprofit group or alliance of member hospitals and health care
organizations that promote the inter ests of hospitals. Annual state
and national conferences are heald each year to discuss important
legislation, financial considerations, re gulations, and accreditation
issues that affect hospitals, AJA is an a dvocacy group for health
care organizations, particularly hospita ls.
TERM 2
assault
DEFINITION 2
a legal term referring to the unjustifiable attempt to touch
another person or the threat to do so in circumstances that
cause the other person to believe that it will be carried out,
or to cause fear. An assault may be permissible if proper
consent has been given (e.g., consent to obtain a blood
specimen).
TERM 3
battery
DEFINITION 3
a complex legal term referring to the intentional touching of
another person without consent, and/or beating or carrying
out threatened physical harm. "Battery" always includes an
assault, and is therefore commonly used with the term in
"assault and battery."
TERM 4
bioethics
DEFINITION 4
moral issues, dilemnas, or problems that are the result of
modern medical practices, health care services, clinical
research, and/or technology (often bioethical issues involve
"life-and-death situations). Bio refers to "life" and ethics
refers to a branch of philsophy dealing with the distinction
between right and wrong.
TERM 5
breach of duty
DEFINITION 5
a legal term referring to an infraction, violation, or failure to
perform.
