Re: American Hospital Association Statement of Patients' Rights

[Guest guest]

hello,

In response to Geer's post , I would like to share the fact that in Nagpur few of the large private hospitals display these rights in their premises in English as well as in vernacular.This is a welcome step, I dont know if mandatory by law.

kunda

From: Geer M. Ishaq <ishaqgeer@...>"netrum " <netrum >Sent: Thu, 30 June, 2011 7:59:41 PMSubject: American Hospital Association Statement of Patients' Rights

Dear Members:

One of the first comprehensive statements of a patient's rights was drafted by the American Hospital Association in 1973. Today it must be posted in the corridors of every hospital facility and includes twelve basic rights:

1. A patient has the right to considerate and respectful care.

2. A patient has the right to receive complete information from a physician about a patient's diagnosis, treatment plan, and prognosis.

3. A patient has the right to obtain information about the specific nature of a proposed treatment or procedure, a disclosure of the risks involved, and information about medical alternatives.

4. A patient has the right to refuse treatment and to be informed of the medical consequences.

5. A patient has the right to privacy during discussion of one's medical condition and while undergoing medical care.

6. A patient has the right to expect all records related to medical care will be kept confidential.

7. A patient has the right to expect that reasonable efforts will be made to respond to the patient's request for services, and that the patient will not be transferred to another medical facility without advising the patient of the need to be transferred and without ensuring that the new facility will accept transfer of the patient.

8. A patient has the right to obtain information about the relationships amongst care providers in the hospital and related medical and educational institutions. This is designed to protect patients from conflicting interests that might affect quality of care.

9. A patient has the right to obtain information about human experimentation and research that might affect treatment or care, and to refuse to take part in such experimentation and research.

10. A patient has the right to expect reasonable continuity of care. This is meant to assure the patient that, for example, diagnoses will be followed up with continued treatment.

11. A patient has the right to examine and receive an explanation of the hospital bill.

12. A patient has the right to be informed of hospital rules and regulations that apply to patient conduct. This statement of rights provides benefit to both patient and hospital.

13. Though the quality of resolution varies widely, most hospitals have grievance committees that will hear complaints and staff representatives that act as patient advocates when a right is called into question.

With Regards

Dr. Geer M. Ishaq

Sr. Assistant Professor

Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of Kashmir

Srinagar-190006 (J & K)

Ph: 09906673100

http://www.sites.google.com/site/ishaqgeer

[Guest guest]

Dear members.

thanks for bringing forth very important topic for discussion.personally as a

clinician i do all of this mentioned by dr.geer while treating my patients.

even our patients have to be realized that their health is not just their right

but their responsibility also and take part in treatment not just putting their

disease burden on clinicians shoulders. If i advice a patient of burgers disease

to stop smoking & tobacco they should do so. And they listen if told

emphatically.but how many clinicians spend time for that is areal question.

congrats . And on doctors day let doctors realize about themselves.

Sanjeevanee

>

> hello,

>  In response to Geer's post , I  would like to share the fact that in

Nagpur few

> of the large private hospitals display these rights in their premises in

English

> as well as in vernacular.This is a welcome step, I dont know if mandatory by

> law.

> kunda

> v

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Geer M. Ishaq <ishaqgeer@...>

> " netrum " <netrum >

> Sent: Thu, 30 June, 2011 7:59:41 PM

> Subject: American Hospital Association Statement of Patients' Rights

>

>  

> Dear Members:

>  

> One of the first comprehensive statements of a patient's rights was drafted by

> the American Hospital Association in 1973. Today it must be posted in the

> corridors of every hospital facility and includes twelve basic rights:

>  

> 1.       A patient has the right to considerate and respectful care.

> 2.       A patient has the right to receive complete information from a

> physician about a patient's diagnosis, treatment plan, and prognosis.

> 3.       A patient has the right to obtain information about the specific

nature

> of a proposed treatment or procedure, a disclosure of the risks involved, and

> information about medical alternatives.

> 4.       A patient has the right to refuse treatment and to be informed

of the

> medical consequences.

> 5.       A patient has the right to privacy during discussion of one's

medical

> condition and while undergoing medical care.

> 6.       A patient has the right to expect all records related to medical

care

> will be kept confidential.

> 7.       A patient has the right to expect that reasonable efforts will

be made

> to respond to the patient's request for services, and that the patient will

not

> be transferred to another medical facility without advising the patient of the

> need to be transferred and without ensuring that the new facility will accept

> transfer of the patient.

> 8.       A patient has the right to obtain information about the

relationships

> amongst care providers in the hospital and related medical and educational

> institutions. This is designed to protect patients from conflicting interests

> that might affect quality of care.

> 9.       A patient has the right to obtain information about human

> experimentation and research that might affect treatment or care, and to

refuse

> to take part in such experimentation and research.

> 10.     A patient has the right to expect reasonable continuity of care.

This is

> meant to assure the patient that, for example, diagnoses will be followed up

> with continued treatment.

> 11.     A patient has the right to examine and receive an explanation of

the

> hospital bill.

> 12.     A patient has the right to be informed of hospital rules and

regulations

> that apply to patient conduct. This statement of rights provides benefit to

both

> patient and hospital.

> 13.     Though the quality of resolution varies widely, most hospitals have

> grievance committees that will hear complaints and staff representatives that

> act as patient advocates when a right is called into question.

>

>

> With Regards

> Dr. Geer M. Ishaq

> Sr. Assistant Professor

> Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

> University of Kashmir

> Srinagar-190006 (J & K)

> Ph: 09906673100

> http://www.sites.google.com/site/ishaqgeer

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Dr. Ishaq,

Thanks for the nice posting. To make these patient's rights effective in a

loudable way, the concerned Govt agencies in India must recognise and approve

these rights followed by its systematic awareness through print & electronic

media.

Regards.

Vikas Kumar, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Department of Pharmaceutics

IT-BHU

Varanasi-221 005

>

> Dear Members:

>  

> One of the first comprehensive statements of a patient's rights was drafted by

the American Hospital Association in 1973. Today it must be posted in the

corridors of every hospital facility and includes twelve basic rights:

>  

> 1.       A patient has the right to considerate and respectful care.

> 2.       A patient has the right to receive complete information from a

physician about a patient's diagnosis, treatment plan, and prognosis.

> 3.       A patient has the right to obtain information about the specific

nature of a proposed treatment or procedure, a disclosure of the risks involved,

and information about medical alternatives.

> 4.       A patient has the right to refuse treatment and to be informed of the

medical consequences.

> 5.       A patient has the right to privacy during discussion of one's medical

condition and while undergoing medical care.

> 6.       A patient has the right to expect all records related to medical care

will be kept confidential.

> 7.       A patient has the right to expect that reasonable efforts will be

made to respond to the patient's request for services, and that the patient will

not be transferred to another medical facility without advising the patient of

the need to be transferred and without ensuring that the new facility will

accept transfer of the patient.

> 8.       A patient has the right to obtain information about the relationships

amongst care providers in the hospital and related medical and educational

institutions. This is designed to protect patients from conflicting interests

that might affect quality of care.

> 9.       A patient has the right to obtain information about human

experimentation and research that might affect treatment or care, and to refuse

to take part in such experimentation and research.

> 10.     A patient has the right to expect reasonable continuity of care. This

is meant to assure the patient that, for example, diagnoses will be followed up

with continued treatment.

> 11.     A patient has the right to examine and receive an explanation of the

hospital bill.

> 12.     A patient has the right to be informed of hospital rules and

regulations that apply to patient conduct. This statement of rights provides

benefit to both patient and hospital.

> 13.     Though the quality of resolution varies widely, most hospitals have

grievance committees that will hear complaints and staff representatives that

act as patient advocates when a right is called into question.

>

>

> With Regards

> Dr. Geer M. Ishaq

> Sr. Assistant Professor

> Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

> University of Kashmir

> Srinagar-190006 (J & K)

> Ph: 09906673100

> http://www.sites.google.com/site/ishaqgeer

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Dr Vikas:

Yes, adoption and amalgamation of these patient rights in toto into our legal

framework, their widespread publicity & dissemination and effective

implementation on ground will revolutionize the state of healthcare in India and

that is the only road to salvation, I believe. Thanks for chipping in.

With Regards

Dr Geer M Ishaq

> >

> > Dear Members:

> >  

> > One of the first comprehensive statements of a patient's rights was drafted

by the American Hospital Association in 1973. Today it must be posted in the

corridors of every hospital facility and includes twelve basic rights:

> >  

> > 1.       A patient has the right to considerate and respectful care.

> > 2.       A patient has the right to receive complete information from a

physician about a patient's diagnosis, treatment plan, and prognosis.

> > 3.       A patient has the right to obtain information about the specific

nature of a proposed treatment or procedure, a disclosure of the risks involved,

and information about medical alternatives.

> > 4.       A patient has the right to refuse treatment and to be informed of

the medical consequences.

> > 5.       A patient has the right to privacy during discussion of one's

medical condition and while undergoing medical care.

> > 6.       A patient has the right to expect all records related to medical

care will be kept confidential.

> > 7.       A patient has the right to expect that reasonable efforts will be

made to respond to the patient's request for services, and that the patient will

not be transferred to another medical facility without advising the patient of

the need to be transferred and without ensuring that the new facility will

accept transfer of the patient.

> > 8.       A patient has the right to obtain information about the

relationships amongst care providers in the hospital and related medical and

educational institutions. This is designed to protect patients from conflicting

interests that might affect quality of care.

> > 9.       A patient has the right to obtain information about human

experimentation and research that might affect treatment or care, and to refuse

to take part in such experimentation and research.

> > 10.     A patient has the right to expect reasonable continuity of care.

This is meant to assure the patient that, for example, diagnoses will be

followed up with continued treatment.

> > 11.     A patient has the right to examine and receive an explanation of the

hospital bill.

> > 12.     A patient has the right to be informed of hospital rules and

regulations that apply to patient conduct. This statement of rights provides

benefit to both patient and hospital.

> > 13.     Though the quality of resolution varies widely, most hospitals have

grievance committees that will hear complaints and staff representatives that

act as patient advocates when a right is called into question.

> >

> >

> > With Regards

> > Dr. Geer M. Ishaq

> > Sr. Assistant Professor

> > Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

> > University of Kashmir

> > Srinagar-190006 (J & K)

> > Ph: 09906673100

> > http://www.sites.google.com/site/ishaqgeer

> >

>