Question

Topic: Evidence Define the following legal terms associated with the role of a health record in a lawsuit: 1) evidence 4) subpoena 5) subpoena ad 2) admissible testificandum 3) hearsay duces tecum 6) subpoena Explain why health records are considered hearsay evidence

Answer 1

1. Evidence- Evidence is defined as any thing that provide a support for the claim. In health care law evidence can be anything such as bite marks, blood stains, body fluids, clinical presentation of events, etc. In health care evidence is anything that suupports the law suit by presenting authorized and legal claim, it can also include Doctor's records, statment and witness statement.

2. The addmissible testificandum is the court ordewr to provide oral testimony at a hearing or a trial. This law indicates the notice from court that is provided to any individual to appear in court and provide a testimony for an event and a suit. In health care law suit the addmissible testificandum can be provided by the professionals or the care workers who can admit to the event and support the suit with evidence.

3. Subpoena duces tecum is the court notice regarding presentation of documented items or facts and it does not include providing oral testimony for or against any person or event.

4. Subpoena is the formal order from the court to attend the court of law for a hearing or suit. This is a writ order mostly provided to the members associated in a case to be present in the court and provide their appearance.

5. Subpoena ad is the similar version of testificandum where the named individual is ordered to appear in front of authorized individual under the court of law. IN ehalth care law this order os mostly provided to the professionals who can state and testify for the event.

Medical records are any documentation related to the patient, their wellbeing, treatment or disease. The medical records are hearsay recognized as legal evidence because the professionals making these documents do not make it under the oath of law and these documents cannot be admissible in court of law as valid evidence and therefore they are determined as hearsay evidence.