Better Care at Lower Costs
You Have the Right
- To be spoken to in words that you understand.
- To be told what's wrong with you.
- To read your medical record.
- To know the benefits and risks of any treatment and its alternatives.
- To know what a treatment or test will cost you.
- To share in all treatment decisions.
- To refuse any medical procedure.
Adapted from the American Hospital Association's "Patient's Bill of Rights."
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| Author: | Katy E. Magee, MA Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC | Last Updated: May 19, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine | |
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