How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… … Wikipedia
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Full title The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Acronym PPACA Colloquial name(s) Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Insurance Reform, Obamacare, Healthcare Reform Enacted by the … Wikipedia
Voluntary commitment — is the act or practice of a person being admitted to a psychiatric hospital, or other mental health facility, voluntarily, and without the process of involuntary commitment. Unlike in involuntary commitment the person is free to leave the… … Wikipedia
Patient safety organization — A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due … Wikipedia
Voluntary Active Euthanasia — this page is on a specific paper, for the category of Euthanasia, see Euthanasia Voluntary Active Euthanasia is the name of a paper by Dan W. Brock in which it the morality and legality of Euthanasia is studied. Brock comes to the conclusion that … Wikipedia
voluntary mutism — n. elective mutism, mutism caused by psychogenic reasons, mutism that is voluntary on the part of a patient … English contemporary dictionary
voluntary admission — entry of a patient into a psychiatric hospital with his (or her) agreement. Compare compulsory admission … Medical dictionary
voluntary admission — entry of a patient into a psychiatric hospital with his (or her) agreement. Compare: compulsory admission … The new mediacal dictionary
Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement — The Consumer/Survivor/Ex Patient Movement, also known as the User/Survivor Movement, is a diverse association of individuals (and organizations representing them) who are either currently consumers (clients) of mental health services, or who… … Wikipedia
Non-voluntary euthanasia — Severe hydrocephalus. Infants like this can be subject to non voluntary euthanasia in the Netherlands if the parents and doctors decide it is the best choice for their child. In other jurisdictions, the doctors involved may be prosecuted … Wikipedia
