Understanding legal obligations vocab

Question 1

Medical power of attorney

Answer 1

A medical power of attorney gives someone else the right to make decisions about their medical care on their behalf

Question 2

advance directive

Answer 2

a written statement of a person’s wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.

Question 3

continuity care

Answer 3

an approach to ensure that the patient-centered care team is cooperatively involved in ongoing healthcare management toward a shared goal of high-quality medical care.

Question 4

ombudsman

Answer 4

to help resolve complaints and concerns in an impartial and confidential way

Question 5

Licensure

Answer 5

the granting by some competent authority of a right or permission to carry on a business or do an act which would otherwise be illegal.

Question 6

certification

Answer 6

a conformation by a third party

Question 7

registration

Answer 7

officially listed/ accepted

Question 8

Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)