PHS - Ch. 4 Test (Reviewed 9/20/24)

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

• certification
• registration
• license
• system

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

• tort
• managed care
• legal disability
• ethical

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
• managed care
• contract
• registration

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

• civil law
• managed care
• criminal law
• HIPAA

a term used to describe an action that fits with someone’s personal morals or professional rules of conduct

• tort
• system
• etiquette
• ethical

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

• contract
• system
• HIPAA
• managed care

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

• advance directive
• criminal law
• civil law
• HIPAA

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

• tort
• legal disability
• advance directive
• system

a legally binding agreement between two or more people or agencies

• registration
• contract
• documentation
• system

all individually identifiable personal information obtained through healthcare

• HIPAA
• registration
• contract
• protected health information (PHI)