Patients' Rights

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This paper discusses patients' rights, their implications and their subsequent integration into law. According to this paper certain fundamental patient rights must be articulated and recognized by both providers and professionals alike to avoid unscrupulous groups from taking advantage of individuals in extenuating circumstances for any type of self-benefiting gain. This paper reviews examples of these laws, such as The Patients' Bill of Rights in Medicare and Medicaid by the US Department of Health and Human Services in 1999 and the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001.

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"Patients' rights are an indispensable part of any nation's health maintenance infrastructure. In spite of the inherent sincerity and mutual trust between patient and physician, it has become apparent over several decades to make tangible certain inalienable rights of patients through law. As stipulated in "The Patients' Bill of Rights in Medicare and Medicaid" ,there are seven sets of patients' rights, namely: The Right to Information, The Right to Choose, Access to Emergency Services, Being a Full Partner in Health Care Decisions, Care Without Discrimination, The Right to Privacy and The Right to Speedy Complaint Resolution (US Department of Health and Human Services, 1999, para. 8-15). The right to information simply states that the patient must understand accurate and comprehensible information pertaining to his/her treatment in order to make an informed health decision. "

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