HIMT 1133 Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Who are the key persons in a lawsuit - CORRECT ANSWER Plantiff and Defendant
Plantiff - CORRECT ANSWER Person who initiates lawsuit
Defendant - CORRECT ANSWER Person being sued by the plantiff
How to correct error in paper based record - CORRECT ANSWER Draw a single line
through the entry and write "error" next to it, along with the date, time and initials of the
person making the correction.
How to correct error in electronic record - CORRECT ANSWER A new document
showing the correction is created and added to the electronic record, with a computer code
attribute used to reference the original document to the addendum. An electronic signature is
required to authenticate the addendum. A flag or notation may be another way to indicate a
correction.
Subpoena Ad Testificandum - CORRECT ANSWER Commanding the appearance of a
witness to give testimony.
Subpoena Duces Tecum - CORRECT ANSWER Commanding the production of
books, documents, and other things.
Court Order - CORRECT ANSWER Authorizes disclosure that would otherwise be
prohibited by statute and regulation (a subpoena cannot).
Quasi-legal requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Additional requirements that
healthcare organizations are subject to
, Statute of Limitations - CORRECT ANSWER A law that sets forth a fixed time period
in which a lawsuit must be brought
Stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER To let the decision stand
Res Judicata - CORRECT ANSWER A thing or matter settled by judgment
Res Ipsa Loquitur - CORRECT ANSWER The thing speaks for itself
Respondeat Superior - CORRECT ANSWER Let the master respond
Quid pro quo - CORRECT ANSWER This for that, a type of sexual harrasment
Tort Law - CORRECT ANSWER Encompasses the rights and duties that exist between
parties that are independent of a contract
Procedural Law - CORRECT ANSWER The steps through which a criminal case
passes, from the initial investigation of a crime through trial and sentence and the eventual
release of the criminal offender
Substantive Law - CORRECT ANSWER Defines specific offenses, general principles
of liability, and specific punishment
Contract Law - CORRECT ANSWER Agreement between 2 or more parties that create
some type of obligation to act or refrain from acting in exchange for some type of
consideration
Statutes - CORRECT ANSWER Laws written by state and federal legislatures
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER Laws passed at a local level
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Who are the key persons in a lawsuit - CORRECT ANSWER Plantiff and Defendant
Plantiff - CORRECT ANSWER Person who initiates lawsuit
Defendant - CORRECT ANSWER Person being sued by the plantiff
How to correct error in paper based record - CORRECT ANSWER Draw a single line
through the entry and write "error" next to it, along with the date, time and initials of the
person making the correction.
How to correct error in electronic record - CORRECT ANSWER A new document
showing the correction is created and added to the electronic record, with a computer code
attribute used to reference the original document to the addendum. An electronic signature is
required to authenticate the addendum. A flag or notation may be another way to indicate a
correction.
Subpoena Ad Testificandum - CORRECT ANSWER Commanding the appearance of a
witness to give testimony.
Subpoena Duces Tecum - CORRECT ANSWER Commanding the production of
books, documents, and other things.
Court Order - CORRECT ANSWER Authorizes disclosure that would otherwise be
prohibited by statute and regulation (a subpoena cannot).
Quasi-legal requirements - CORRECT ANSWER Additional requirements that
healthcare organizations are subject to
, Statute of Limitations - CORRECT ANSWER A law that sets forth a fixed time period
in which a lawsuit must be brought
Stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER To let the decision stand
Res Judicata - CORRECT ANSWER A thing or matter settled by judgment
Res Ipsa Loquitur - CORRECT ANSWER The thing speaks for itself
Respondeat Superior - CORRECT ANSWER Let the master respond
Quid pro quo - CORRECT ANSWER This for that, a type of sexual harrasment
Tort Law - CORRECT ANSWER Encompasses the rights and duties that exist between
parties that are independent of a contract
Procedural Law - CORRECT ANSWER The steps through which a criminal case
passes, from the initial investigation of a crime through trial and sentence and the eventual
release of the criminal offender
Substantive Law - CORRECT ANSWER Defines specific offenses, general principles
of liability, and specific punishment
Contract Law - CORRECT ANSWER Agreement between 2 or more parties that create
some type of obligation to act or refrain from acting in exchange for some type of
consideration
Statutes - CORRECT ANSWER Laws written by state and federal legislatures
Ordinances - CORRECT ANSWER Laws passed at a local level
