Patients’ Rights in the United States
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See Also
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Competent; Death and Dying; Duress; Fetal Rights; Genetic Screening; Health Care Law; Health Insurance; Liability; Organ Transplantation; Physicians and Surgeons; Privacy; Privileged Communication.
Do not resuscitate order; Medical charts; Patient confidentiality.
Death and Dying ; Euthanasia ; Health Care ; Medicine and Surgery ; Mental Illness.
Further Reading (Books)
Annas, George J. The Rights of Patients: The Basic ACLU Guide to Patient Rights. Totowa, N.J.: Humana Press, 1992.
Huttmann, Barbara. The Patient’s Advocate. New York: Penguin, 1981.
Ziegenfuss, James T. Patients’ Rights and Organizational Models: Sociotechnical Systems Research on Mental Health Programs. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1983.
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Further Reading (Articles)
“Patient Support Interface Pressure Monitoring System” in Patent Application Approval Process, Health & Medicine Week; November 15, 2013
Patient-Centered ED Transfers Boost Safety, Case Management Advisor; March 1, 2013
PATIENT-PHYSICIAN COMPATIBILITY INCREASES ODDS OF FOLLOWING DOCTOR’S ORDERS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; April 22, 2010
Patient History Is Frequent Issue in ED Med/Mal Claims, ED Legal Letter; May 1, 2014
Patient consult crux of successful treatment, Dermatology Times; February 1, 2006; Melville, Nancy A
PATIENT SAFETY: Engaging Medical Staff Toward a Common Goal, Healthcare Executive; March 1, 2006; Sherman, Joyce
Putting patients in the driving seat, The Irish Times; January 3, 2006
“Patient Positioning Device for Stereotactic Radiosurgery” in Patent Application Approval Process, Health & Medicine Week; May 23, 2014
Patient Portals: Opening Our Charts for Patients to See, Family Practice News; October 15, 2012; Notte, Christopher Skolnik, Neil
Patient Not Honest? Coverage Unlikely, Hospital Access Management; March 1, 2013
Patient info practices change, The Herald News – Joliet (IL); February 19, 2003
Patient privacy to get new rules, The Beacon News – Aurora (IL); April 13, 2003; Marie-Anne Hogarth
Patient Tracker 5.11. (Digital Assistance)., OB GYN News; December 15, 2002; McLeod, Thomas G. Ebbert, Jon O.
Patient-physician compatibility increases odds of following doctor’s orders., NewsRx Health & Science; May 9, 2010
Patient/family advisers help Edward listen to its ‘customers’, The Sun – Naperville (IL); August 3, 2011
Patient Rights, The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers; January 1, 2009
Providing patient and caregiver training 2010., Respiratory Care; June 1, 2010
Patients’ Responsibilities: I. Duties of Patients, Encyclopedia of Bioethics; January 1, 2004
Patient Satisfaction Planner: Satisfied patients yield better outcomes, revenue., Hospital Peer Review; March 1, 2001
Patient safety rounds called key strategy., Healthcare Risk Management; September 1, 2007