HITT FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Defendant - ANS an individual or entity against whom a civil complaint has been filed; in
criminal cases, in individual who has been accused of a crime
Plaintiff - ANS the group or person who initiates a civil lawsuit
Intentional tort - ANS a circumstance where a healthcare provider purposely commits a
wrongful act that results in injury
Confidentiality - ANS a legal and ethical concept that establishes the healthcare provider's
responsibility for protecting health records and other personal and private information from
authorized use or disclosure
Privacy - ANS the right of a patient to control disclosure of personal information
Medicare - ANS federally funded health program established in 1965 to assist with the
medical care costs of americas 65 years or older
Medicaid - ANS federally mandated healthcare program for low-income people
Risk management - ANS program of activities intended to minimize the potential for injuries
to occur in a facility and to anticipate and respond to ensuing liabilities for those injuries that do
accur
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, Average length of stay - ANS the mean length of stay for hospital inpatients discharged
during a given period of time
Average patient census - ANS The mean number of hospital inpatients present in the hospital
each day for a given period of time
Mortality rate - ANS the loss of subjects during the course of the clinical research study, or
attrition
Incidence rate - ANS a computation that compares the number of new cases of a specific
disease for a given time period to the population at risk for the disease during the same time
period
Prevalence rate - ANS the proportion of people in a population who have a particular disease
at a specific point in time or over a specified period of time
American College of Surgeons - ANS scientific and educational association of surgeons
formed to improve the quality of surgical care by setting high standards for surgical education
and practice
National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) - ANS organization of cancer registry
professionals that promotes research and education in cancer registry administration and
practice
Vital statistics - ANS Numbers collected for the population of live births, deaths, fetal deaths,
marriages, divorces, induced terminations of pregnancy, and any change in civil status that
occurs during an individual's lifetime.
Master patient index - ANS A list or database created and maintained by a healthcare facility
to record the name and identification number of every patient who has ever been admitted or
treated in the facility
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AND ANSWERS
Defendant - ANS an individual or entity against whom a civil complaint has been filed; in
criminal cases, in individual who has been accused of a crime
Plaintiff - ANS the group or person who initiates a civil lawsuit
Intentional tort - ANS a circumstance where a healthcare provider purposely commits a
wrongful act that results in injury
Confidentiality - ANS a legal and ethical concept that establishes the healthcare provider's
responsibility for protecting health records and other personal and private information from
authorized use or disclosure
Privacy - ANS the right of a patient to control disclosure of personal information
Medicare - ANS federally funded health program established in 1965 to assist with the
medical care costs of americas 65 years or older
Medicaid - ANS federally mandated healthcare program for low-income people
Risk management - ANS program of activities intended to minimize the potential for injuries
to occur in a facility and to anticipate and respond to ensuing liabilities for those injuries that do
accur
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, Average length of stay - ANS the mean length of stay for hospital inpatients discharged
during a given period of time
Average patient census - ANS The mean number of hospital inpatients present in the hospital
each day for a given period of time
Mortality rate - ANS the loss of subjects during the course of the clinical research study, or
attrition
Incidence rate - ANS a computation that compares the number of new cases of a specific
disease for a given time period to the population at risk for the disease during the same time
period
Prevalence rate - ANS the proportion of people in a population who have a particular disease
at a specific point in time or over a specified period of time
American College of Surgeons - ANS scientific and educational association of surgeons
formed to improve the quality of surgical care by setting high standards for surgical education
and practice
National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) - ANS organization of cancer registry
professionals that promotes research and education in cancer registry administration and
practice
Vital statistics - ANS Numbers collected for the population of live births, deaths, fetal deaths,
marriages, divorces, induced terminations of pregnancy, and any change in civil status that
occurs during an individual's lifetime.
Master patient index - ANS A list or database created and maintained by a healthcare facility
to record the name and identification number of every patient who has ever been admitted or
treated in the facility
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