Question

In Your Words

Based on CHAPTER 11 Healthcare Law- Basics of the U.S. Health Care System (4th Edition), please provide an explanation of the following concepts in your own words as they apply to healthcare law.

Criminal law:

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Civil law:

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Battery:

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Defensive medicine:

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Torts:

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Affirmative action plan:

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Qui tam:

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Standard of care:

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Job lock:

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Privacy rule:

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Answer 1

1) Criminal law is the law related with crime .concerned with punishment of individuals who commit crimes.offense against the public, society, or the state e.g murder , assault, etc

2) Civil law deals with behavior that constitutes an injury to an individual or other private party, such as a corporation . E.g defamation , property damage.

3) Battery : Battery is the intentional touching or use of force by one person to another person to cause injury or to touch. E.g punch

4) Defensive Medicine :  refers to the practice of recommending a diagnostic test or medical treatment that is not necessarily the best option for the patient, but an option that mainly serves the function to protect the physician against the patient as potential plaintiff.

5) Tort : Tort denote any wrongful act which causes injury to any person.  Tort law helps people to make claims for compensation when someone hurts them or hurts their property. For example, a car accident