The Rights of Patients

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ISBN: 9780896031821 | 0896031829
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/1/1992

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Written for patients, their families, and care-givers to enable them to understand and exercise their legal rights, The Rights of Patients, by George J. Annas, covers such subjects as informed consent, emergency treatment, admission and discharge, human experimentation, privacy and confidentiality, medical records, and surgery.

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Also in This Series	p. ii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Patient Rights Movement	p. 1
How Hospitals Are Organized	p. 17
Rules Hospitals Must Follow	p. 34
Emergency Medicine	p. 50
Admission and Discharge	p. 67
Informed Consent	p. 83
Surgery	p. 104
Pregnancy and Birth	p. 120
Human Experimentation and Research	p. 141
Medical Records	p. 160
Privacy and Confidentiality	p. 175
Care of the Dying	p. 196
Death, Organ Donation, and Autopsy	p. 226
Medical Malpractice	p. 239
The Patient Rights Advocate	p. 258
Other Resources	p. 275
Patient Bill of Rights Act	p. 283
Sample Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions	p. 292
How to Use Law and Medical Libraries	p. 299
Index	p. 305
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