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    A Patient's Bill of Rights

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    This document outlines 11 rights that patients have when receiving medical care. These rights include: the right to considerate and respectful care; the right to informed consent and to understand their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; the right to privacy and confidentiality of medical records and discussions; the right to refuse treatment; and the right to continuity of care upon discharge. The patient also has rights regarding transfers, human experimentation, explanations of bills, and knowledge of hospital rules.

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    A Patient's Bill of Rights

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    This document outlines 11 rights that patients have when receiving medical care. These rights include: the right to considerate and respectful care; the right to informed consent and to understand their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; the right to privacy and confidentiality of medical records and discussions; the right to refuse treatment; and the right to continuity of care upon discharge. The patient also has rights regarding transfers, human experimentation, explanations of bills, and knowledge of hospital rules.

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    This document outlines 11 rights that patients have when receiving medical care. These rights include: the right to considerate and respectful care; the right to informed consent and to understand their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; the right to privacy and confidentiality of medical records and discussions; the right to refuse treatment; and the right to continuity of care upon discharge. The patient also has rights regarding transfers, human experimentation, explanations of bills, and knowledge of hospital rules.

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    A Patient's Bill of Rights

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    Yousef Jafar
    This document outlines 11 rights that patients have when receiving medical care. These rights include: the right to considerate and respectful care; the right to informed consent and to understand their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; the right to privacy and confidentiality of medical records and discussions; the right to refuse treatment; and the right to continuity of care upon discharge. The patient also has rights regarding transfers, human experimentation, explanations of bills, and knowledge of hospital rules.

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    A Patient’s Bill of Rights

    • 1- The patient has the right to considerate and


    respectful care.

    • 2- The patient has the right to obtain from the


    physician complete current information
    concerning his diagnosis , treatment and
    prognosis in terms the patient can be
    reasonably expected to understand.
    • When it is not medically advisable to give such
    information to the patient , the information
    should be made available to an appropriate
    person on his behalf
    • He has the right to know , by name , the
    physician responsible for coordinating his care.
    • 3- The patient has the right to receive from
    the physician information necessary to give
    informed consent prior to the start of any
    procedure and/or treatment or surgery.
    • Except in emergency , to save life SOS
    • The patient has the know the name of the
    person responsible for his/her treatment or
    surgery.
    • 4- The patient has the right to refuse
    treatment to the extent permitted by law , and
    to be informed of the medical consequences
    of his/her action.

    • 5- The patient has the right to expect that all


    communications and records pertaining to his
    care should be treated as CONFIDENTIAL.
    • 6- The patient has the right to every
    consideration of his PRIVACY concerning his
    own medical care program , case discussion ,
    consultation , examination and treatment are
    confidential and should be conducted
    discreetly
    • Those not directly involved in his care must
    have the permission of the patient to be
    present.
    • 7- The patient has the right to receive complete
    information about the reason for referral and
    transfer to another health-care facility
    • Information and explanation concerning the
    need for , and alternatives to such transfer
    • The institution to which the patient is to be
    transferred must first have accepted the patient
    for transfer.
    • 8- The patient has the right to be advised if
    the hospital proposes to engage in or perform
    human experimentation affecting his care or
    treatment , the patient has the right to refuse
    to participate in such research projects.
    • 9-The patient has the right to expect
    continuity of care , he has the right to know in
    advance what appointment times and
    physicians are available and where , the
    patient has the right to expect that the
    hospital will provide a mechanism whereby he
    is informed by his physician or a delegate of
    the physician of the patient’s continuing
    health care requirement following discharge.
    • 10- The patient has the right to examine and
    receive an explanation of his bill regardless of
    source of payment.

    • 11- The patient has the right to know what


    hospital rules and regulations apply to his
    conduct as a patient.

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