Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 27 MAS 651 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Law and Ethics in Everyday Work
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The idea
Law sets the rules a medical assistant must follow; ethics guides what is right when the rules do not settle a question.
In practice
Laws come from the state and federal governments; ethical principles come from the professions and guide judgment in daily care.
Where people slip
Something legal is not automatically ethical, and doubts go to the provider or supervisor.
Your place on the trail
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