The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
patient's bill of rights — A general statement of patient rights voluntarily adopted by most health care providers, covering matters such as access to care, patient dignity and confidentiality, personal safety, consent to treatment and explanation of charges. Similar… … Black's law dictionary
Bill of Rights — First ten Amendments to U.S. Constitution providing for individual rights, freedoms, and protections (see appendix). See also bill patient s bill of rights … Black's law dictionary
Bill of Rights — First ten Amendments to U.S. Constitution providing for individual rights, freedoms, and protections (see appendix). See also bill patient s bill of rights … Black's law dictionary
U.S. Patients' Bill of Rights — A Patient s Bill of Rights is a statement of the rights to which patients are entitled as recipients of medical care. Typically, a statement articulates the positive rights which doctors and hospitals ought to provide patients, thereby providing… … Wikipedia
Patient — For the state of being, see Patience. For other uses, see Patient (disambiguation). A patient having his blood pressure taken by a physician. A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need… … Wikipedia
Patient empowerment — The patient empowerment concept, a recent outgrowth of the natural health movement, asserts that to be truly healthy, people must bring about changes in their social situations and in the environment that influences their lives, not only in their … Wikipedia
Pregnant patients' rights in the United States — Pregnant patients rights regarding medical care during the pregnancy and childbirthcite encyclopedia | last = Ammer | first = Christine | title = Pregnant patient s rights | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Women s Health, The | edition = Fifth… … Wikipedia
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Full title The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Acronym PPACA Colloquial name(s) Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Insurance Reform, Obamacare, Healthcare Reform Enacted by the … Wikipedia
Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… … Wikipedia
Nursing home residents' rights — Rights Theoretical distinctions Natural and legal rights Claim rights and liberty rights Negative and positive rights Individual an … Wikipedia
