Question

using the summary of the patient bill of rights in your text book, give five examples of polices and procedures that a medical office might institute to protect patient rights

Answer 1

Answer :

• Patient have right to receive treatment without discrimination as to race , color ,religion ,sex ,age ,national origin,disability ,sexual orientation or source of payment .
• Patient have right to know the names , position and functions or any office staff involved in care and to refuse their treatment ,examination or observation.
• Patient have right to receive complete information about diagnosis ,treatment and prognosis.
• Patient have right to receive all the informationneed to give informed consent For any proposed procedure or treatment.
• Patient have right to privacy .
• Right review medical record.
• Right to receive an itemised bill and an explanation of all charges .
• Patient right to know hospital rules and regulations .
• The patient has the right to report concerns regarding care

Policies :

• All staff should be worth enough to do their duties .
• visiting hours policy such as morning 9am to 10 am and evening 5pm to 6 pm.
• No smoking policy
• No outside food policy
• Informed consent policy .
• No spliting on walls of hospital policy
• Limitted visitors policy such as 0ne or two in patient rooms .
• refusal to permit medical treatment policy
• Hospital regulation about prescribing ,dispensing and administration of drugs ,rules of medical reps ,emergency drugs products .
• Providing emergency care without seeing payment and affordability of patient .
• Description of PTC.