The Law of Healthcare Administration – Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 2026
– Study Guide and Key Concepts
Aristotle - correct answer ✔✔ father of natural law
common law - correct answer ✔✔ the traditional, unwritten law of England that developed
more than a thousand years before the founding of the United States and was transplanted to
the American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
law - correct answer ✔✔ a system of standards to govern the conduct of people in a
community, society, or nation.
Affordable Care Act - correct answer ✔✔ the health reform laws enacted by congress in March
2010
Public law - correct answer ✔✔ concerns the government and its relations with individuals and
businesses
Private law - correct answer ✔✔ refers to the rules and principles that define and regulate
rights and duties among persons.
Constitution - correct answer ✔✔ supreme law of the land
statute - correct answer ✔✔ positive law enacted by a legislative body
administrative law - correct answer ✔✔ public law that deals with the rules of government
agencies
, stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔ to stand by a decision
admirality - correct answer ✔✔ the system of law that applies to accidents and injuries at sea,
maritime commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea over shipping lanes and rights of way,
and crimes on shipboard
writ of certiorari - correct answer ✔✔ an order from a higher court to a lower court, requesting
that the record of a case be sent up for review
arbitration - correct answer ✔✔ an extrajudicial hearing sometimes used in medical liability
cases to avoid a court trial and conducted by a person or a panel of people who are not
necessarily judges
substantive law - correct answer ✔✔ the type of law that creates and defines rights and duties
Procedural law - correct answer ✔✔ provides the specific processes for enforcing and
protecting rights granted by substantive law
subpoena duces tecum - correct answer ✔✔ a court order, issued at the request of one of the
parties to a suit, that asks a witness to bring to court to a deposition any relevant documents
under the witnesses' control
liability - correct answer ✔✔ legal responsibility for one's acts or omissions
cause of action - correct answer ✔✔ the basis of a lawsuit; sufficient legal grounds and alleged
facts that, if proven, would make up all the requirements for the plaintiff to prevail.
Good Samaritan statute - correct answer ✔✔ provisions of law that provide immunity from
liability for persons who provide the emergency care at the scene of an accident
– Study Guide and Key Concepts
Aristotle - correct answer ✔✔ father of natural law
common law - correct answer ✔✔ the traditional, unwritten law of England that developed
more than a thousand years before the founding of the United States and was transplanted to
the American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
law - correct answer ✔✔ a system of standards to govern the conduct of people in a
community, society, or nation.
Affordable Care Act - correct answer ✔✔ the health reform laws enacted by congress in March
2010
Public law - correct answer ✔✔ concerns the government and its relations with individuals and
businesses
Private law - correct answer ✔✔ refers to the rules and principles that define and regulate
rights and duties among persons.
Constitution - correct answer ✔✔ supreme law of the land
statute - correct answer ✔✔ positive law enacted by a legislative body
administrative law - correct answer ✔✔ public law that deals with the rules of government
agencies
, stare decisis - correct answer ✔✔ to stand by a decision
admirality - correct answer ✔✔ the system of law that applies to accidents and injuries at sea,
maritime commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea over shipping lanes and rights of way,
and crimes on shipboard
writ of certiorari - correct answer ✔✔ an order from a higher court to a lower court, requesting
that the record of a case be sent up for review
arbitration - correct answer ✔✔ an extrajudicial hearing sometimes used in medical liability
cases to avoid a court trial and conducted by a person or a panel of people who are not
necessarily judges
substantive law - correct answer ✔✔ the type of law that creates and defines rights and duties
Procedural law - correct answer ✔✔ provides the specific processes for enforcing and
protecting rights granted by substantive law
subpoena duces tecum - correct answer ✔✔ a court order, issued at the request of one of the
parties to a suit, that asks a witness to bring to court to a deposition any relevant documents
under the witnesses' control
liability - correct answer ✔✔ legal responsibility for one's acts or omissions
cause of action - correct answer ✔✔ the basis of a lawsuit; sufficient legal grounds and alleged
facts that, if proven, would make up all the requirements for the plaintiff to prevail.
Good Samaritan statute - correct answer ✔✔ provisions of law that provide immunity from
liability for persons who provide the emergency care at the scene of an accident
