Patient Bill Of Rights Essay

6. PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS

The goal of health services is to provide good quality healthcare to all patients in a way that individual’s needs and rights are clearly recognized. The main goals of patient’s bill of rights are:

• To ensure that the healthcare system is fair and it meets patient’s needs

• To stress the importance of good relationship between patients and the healthcare providers

• To lay emphasis on the important role patients play in staying healthy by providing rights and responsibilities for all patients and healthcare providers

THE 8 KEY AREAS OF PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS

• Information for patients: the patient has the right to accurate and well understood information and he/her health plan, health care facilities and health

• Taking part in treatment decisions: patient has the right to know the treatment options and take part in the decision making in finalizing the care. In the case where the patient cannot speak family, parents or guardians can take part in the decision.

• Respect and non-discrimination: right to respectful care from patient’s doctors, health plan representatives and other health care provider.

• Confidentiality and privacy of health information: right to talk privately with health care providers with the healthcare information protected. Right to read and copy his/her own medical record. Right to ask doctor to change any record that is not correct, complete or relevant.

• Complaints and appeals: has right to fast, fair and objective review of any complaint against health plan, hospitals, doctors or other health care team. Complaint could be things like operating hours, adequacy of health care facilities, waiting times, and the actions of health care personnel.

• Other bills of right: like hospital and insurance plans, mental health, health insurance problems,