Chapter 4: Professional Knowledge in Health Informatics Test Questions All Solved.

Advance Directive - Answer a legal document prepared by a patient before a health crisis occurs to guide healthcare decisions when the patient is unable to speak for himself/herself Civil Law - Answer the branch of law that establishes rules for business relationships between people or between individuals or business Contract - Answer a legally binding agreement between two or more people or agencies Criminal Law - Answer the branch of law that aims to protect individuals and society by defining certain actions as crimes, or offenses against society Ethical - Answer a term used to describe an action that fits with someone's personal morals or professional rules of conduct Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Answer a federal law that makes it easier to obtain healthcare coverage and protects personal health information Legal Disability - Answer a condition that results in a person being unable to enter a contract, such as being under the age of consent, being ruled mentally incompetent, or having an altered mental state due to drugs or semi-consciousness Managed Care - Answer a system that limits access to and use of healthcare to control costs Protected Health Information (PHI) - Answer all individually identifiable personal information obtained through healthcare Registration - Answer placement on an official list, or registry, of qualified workers System - Answer an organized structure composed of many parts that work together and depend on each other to carry out a set of functions Tort - Answer an action that harms another person's body or property or takes away his or her freedom of action in some way