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Capacity (Competence) and Incapacity
Clinical capacity
Legal capacity
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Informed Consent
References
Consent and Surrogate Decision Making
Children
Adults
Scope of patient choice
Reference
Advance Directives
Living will
Durable power of attorney for health care
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Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders and Portable Medical Orders
Portable Medical Orders
Confidentiality and HIPAA
Access to medical records
Notice of privacy practices
Limits on use of protected health information (PHI)
Marketing
Confidential communications
Complaints
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Medical Malpractice