Intro Ch 4 Vocab Quiz

All individually identifiable personal information obtained through healthcare

• HIPAA

• contract

• protected health information

• tort

the branch of law that aims to protect individuals and society by defining certain actions as crimes, or offenses against society

• civil law

• criminal law

An action that harms another person's body or property or takes away his or her freedom of action in some way

• civil law

• criminal law

• ethical

• tort

A legal document prepared by a patient before a health crisis occurs to guide healthcare decisions in situations when the patient is unable to speak for himself or herself

• advance directive

• contract

• legal disability

• managed care

An organized structure composed of many parts that work together and depend on each other to carry out a set of functions

• managed care

• registration

• system

The branch of law that establishes rules for business relationships between people or between individuals and businesses

• civil law

• criminal law

Placement on an official list, or registry, of qualified workers

• advance directives

• contract

• registration

• managed care

A federal law that makes it easier to obtain healthcare coverage and protects personal health information

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• criminal law

• civil law

A system that limits access to and use of healthcare to control costs

• contract

• managed care

• tort

• system

A legally binding agreement between two or more people or agencies

• tort

• system

• ethical

• contract