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HIMT 1133 Midterm/Final Study Guide 2025 update|
comprehensive questions and verified answers
(complete solutions) Exam |GRADE A+!!
Types of Law: Public - (answers)Conflict between govt. and private parties
Types of Law: Private - (answers)Conflicts between private parties
Types of Law: Civil - (answers)Non-criminal Law
Types of Law: Tort - (answers)rights and duties that exist between parties that are
independent of a contract
Types of Law: Criminal - (answers)is to declare certain conduct injurious to the
public order and provide specified punishment for those found to have engaged in
such conduct.
Types of Law: Substantive - (answers)-Deals with the "merits" of a dispute.
-Defines/regulates the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
Types of Law: Procedural - (answers)-Deals with the procedures of the legal
system.
-Focuses on the process.
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Types of Law: Contract - (answers)is concerned with an agreement between two
or more parties that creates some type of obligation to act or refrain from acting
in exchange for some type of consideration.
Constitutions - (answers)a written plan that provides the basic framework of a
government
system of fundamental principles by which a nation, state, or corporation is
governed & may be written or unwritten
Bill of RIghts - (answers)The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Branches Of Government: Executive - (answers)enforces the law
Branches of Government: Legislative - (answers)Makes laws
Branches of Government: Judicial - (answers)interprets the law
Statutes - (answers)Written laws made by legislatures
Ordinances - (answers)a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.
laws passed at the local level by legislative bodies such as city councils or boards.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - (answers)It states the
under these two acts that patients have rights to maintain a copy of his protected
health information.
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Code of Federal Regulations - (answers)Patients must be assured that the health
information they share with healthcare professionals will remain confidential
Sources of Law - (answers)Statutes, Constitution, Judicial Decisions, Administrative
Decisions/Regulations
stare decisis - (answers)let the decision stand
Respondeat Superior - (answers)"Let the master answer" an employer is
vicariously liable for the behavior of an employee working within his or her scope
of employment
res judicata - (answers)"The thing has been decided." A claim cannot be retried
between the same parties if it has already been legally resolved.
Res Ipsa Loquitur - (answers)the thing speaks for itself
Quasi-Legal Requirements: - (answers)non-legal requirements (not laws) put in
place internally by health care organizations in response to licensing
requirements, accrediting standards, and professional association
recommendations
(examples: policies, procedures, medical staff bylaws)
deeming authority - (answers)compliance with the requirements and standards of
either or both accrediting organizations may substitute for compliance with CM
HIMT 1133 Midterm/Final Study Guide 2025 update|
comprehensive questions and verified answers
(complete solutions) Exam |GRADE A+!!
Types of Law: Public - (answers)Conflict between govt. and private parties
Types of Law: Private - (answers)Conflicts between private parties
Types of Law: Civil - (answers)Non-criminal Law
Types of Law: Tort - (answers)rights and duties that exist between parties that are
independent of a contract
Types of Law: Criminal - (answers)is to declare certain conduct injurious to the
public order and provide specified punishment for those found to have engaged in
such conduct.
Types of Law: Substantive - (answers)-Deals with the "merits" of a dispute.
-Defines/regulates the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
Types of Law: Procedural - (answers)-Deals with the procedures of the legal
system.
-Focuses on the process.
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Types of Law: Contract - (answers)is concerned with an agreement between two
or more parties that creates some type of obligation to act or refrain from acting
in exchange for some type of consideration.
Constitutions - (answers)a written plan that provides the basic framework of a
government
system of fundamental principles by which a nation, state, or corporation is
governed & may be written or unwritten
Bill of RIghts - (answers)The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Branches Of Government: Executive - (answers)enforces the law
Branches of Government: Legislative - (answers)Makes laws
Branches of Government: Judicial - (answers)interprets the law
Statutes - (answers)Written laws made by legislatures
Ordinances - (answers)a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.
laws passed at the local level by legislative bodies such as city councils or boards.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - (answers)It states the
under these two acts that patients have rights to maintain a copy of his protected
health information.
, 3
Code of Federal Regulations - (answers)Patients must be assured that the health
information they share with healthcare professionals will remain confidential
Sources of Law - (answers)Statutes, Constitution, Judicial Decisions, Administrative
Decisions/Regulations
stare decisis - (answers)let the decision stand
Respondeat Superior - (answers)"Let the master answer" an employer is
vicariously liable for the behavior of an employee working within his or her scope
of employment
res judicata - (answers)"The thing has been decided." A claim cannot be retried
between the same parties if it has already been legally resolved.
Res Ipsa Loquitur - (answers)the thing speaks for itself
Quasi-Legal Requirements: - (answers)non-legal requirements (not laws) put in
place internally by health care organizations in response to licensing
requirements, accrediting standards, and professional association
recommendations
(examples: policies, procedures, medical staff bylaws)
deeming authority - (answers)compliance with the requirements and standards of
either or both accrediting organizations may substitute for compliance with CM
