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- Fee Splitting
- Payment by one physician to another solely for the referral of a patient, or payment from a source for using its services or supplies
- Genetics
- The science that accounts for natural differences and resemblances among organisms related by descent
- Felony
- An offense punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state or federal prison for more than one year
- Genetic Engineering
- The synthesis, alteration, or repair of hereditary material
- Four Ds of Negligence
- Elements neccessary to prove negligence: duty, derelict, direct cause, and damages
- General Liability
- The legal responsibility for personal acts borne by all competent adults, both on the job and in their private lives
- Genetic Discrimination
- Differential treatment of individuals based on their actual or presumed genetic differences
- Federal Register
- A US government publication that contains all administrative laws
- Fiduciary Duty
- A physician's obligation to his or her patient, based upon trust and confidence
- Firewall
- Hardware, software, or both designed to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing electronic information
- Gene
- A tiny segment of DNA found on a cell's chromosomes. Each gene holds the formula for making a specific molecule
- Genetic Counseling
- The process by which prospective parents at risk for passing on genetic disorders to their offspring are screened
- Genome
- All the DNA in an organism, including its genes
- Federal False Claims Act
- A law that allows for individuals to bring civil actions on behalf of the United States government for false claims made to the federal government, under a provision of the law called qui tam (from Latin meaning to bring an action for the king and for one's self)
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
- The act that requires employers to contribute to a fund that is paid out to eligible unemployed workers
- Gene Therapy
- The insertion of a normally functioning gene into cells in which an abnormal or absent element of the gene has caused disease
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- A federal statute probibiting certain unfair and illegal practices by debt collectors and creditors
- General Duty Clause
- A section of the Jazard Communication Standard which states that any equipment that may pose a health risk must be specified as a hazard
- Group Model HMO
- A type of HMO that contracts with independent groups of physicians to provide coordinated care for large numbers of HMO patients for a fixed, per-member fee
- Federal Trade Commission Act
- A federal statute that established the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which probhbits unfair or deceptive acts in advertising and other trade areas
- Forensics
- A division of medicine that incorporates law and medicine and involves medical issues or medical proof at trials having to do with malpractice, crimes, and accidents
- Germ Line Therapy
- A procedure in which a replacement gene is put into human gametes, resulting in expression of the new gene in the patient's offspring
- Group Practice
- A medical management system in which a group of three or more licensed physicians share their collective income, expenses, facilities, equipment, records, and personnel
- Four Cs of Medical Malpractice Prevention
- Caring, Communication, Competence, and Charting
- Gatekeeper Physician
- The primary-care physician who directs the medical care of HMO members