HARTMAN PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE EXAM
2026 COMPLETE 150-QUESTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ facility. Answer: a place where health care is delivered or
administered; may be a hospital, doctor's office, clinical laboratory,
treatment center, etc.
◉ payer. Answer: a person or organization paying for healthcare.
◉ diagnose. Answer: to make a medical determination of illness.
◉ inpatient. Answer: a type of medical care provided to patients
who stay at a facility overnight.
◉ outpatient. Answer: a type of medical care that does not require
an overnight stay.
◉ acute. Answer: as related to illness, short-term and requiring
immediate care.
◉ discharge. Answer: to release a patient from a medical facility.
, ◉ admit. Answer: to check a patient in to a medical facility for
inpatient care.
◉ long-term care facility. Answer: a center that provides skilled care
24 hours a day to residents who live there.
◉ clinical laboratory. Answer: a facility that collects and analyzes
specimens from patients in order to provide doctors and other
healthcare professionals with information.
◉ specimen. Answer: a portion or sample of something larger,
collected for study or analysis.
◉ reference laboratory. Answer: facility that primarily analyzes
specimens sent from other locations.
◉ Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Answer:
federal regulations regarding the staffing and operation of clinical
laboratories.
◉ accredit. Answer: officially approve through a specific process.
◉ Joint Commission. Answer: an independent, nonprofit
organization that evaluates and accredits.
2026 COMPLETE 150-QUESTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ facility. Answer: a place where health care is delivered or
administered; may be a hospital, doctor's office, clinical laboratory,
treatment center, etc.
◉ payer. Answer: a person or organization paying for healthcare.
◉ diagnose. Answer: to make a medical determination of illness.
◉ inpatient. Answer: a type of medical care provided to patients
who stay at a facility overnight.
◉ outpatient. Answer: a type of medical care that does not require
an overnight stay.
◉ acute. Answer: as related to illness, short-term and requiring
immediate care.
◉ discharge. Answer: to release a patient from a medical facility.
, ◉ admit. Answer: to check a patient in to a medical facility for
inpatient care.
◉ long-term care facility. Answer: a center that provides skilled care
24 hours a day to residents who live there.
◉ clinical laboratory. Answer: a facility that collects and analyzes
specimens from patients in order to provide doctors and other
healthcare professionals with information.
◉ specimen. Answer: a portion or sample of something larger,
collected for study or analysis.
◉ reference laboratory. Answer: facility that primarily analyzes
specimens sent from other locations.
◉ Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Answer:
federal regulations regarding the staffing and operation of clinical
laboratories.
◉ accredit. Answer: officially approve through a specific process.
◉ Joint Commission. Answer: an independent, nonprofit
organization that evaluates and accredits.
