Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 622 > Part V - Medical Records

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Health care data: means information submitted for outcomes, trends, or cost analysis, and research or informed policy and decision making relating to health care costs, mortality, morbidity, and treatment outcomes including but not limited to the:

  (1) Date of admission and date of discharge;

  (2) Patient discharge status;

  (3) Principal and secondary diagnoses;

  (4) Principal and secondary procedures;

  (5) Total charge segregated by service, procedures, facility, drugs, and medical supplies used; and

  (6) Total payment reimbursed to the health care professional or provider. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 622-51

• Medical facility: means a hospital operated by a public entity, a hospital licensed under chapter 321, the office of a medical group practice, a licensed physician's office, or any other type of facility where medical records relating to the care or treatment of a patient are kept. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 622-51
• Officer: means a public officer, but does not include a person before whom a deposition is being taken. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 622-51
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.