Patient rights
Patient rights
Patient rights (/ˈpeɪʃənt raɪts/) are the basic rules of conduct between medical caregivers, such as doctors and nurses, and patients. They encompass a variety of topics, including informed consent, confidentiality, and the right to refuse treatment.
Etymology
The term "patient rights" is derived from the English words "patient", meaning a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment, and "rights", which refers to the legal entitlements connected to a moral or social principle of freedom or entitlement.
Definition
Patient rights are those basic rule of conduct between patients and medical caregivers. They are an extension of health care law and medical ethics, and they protect the autonomy and dignity of patients in a medical context.
Related Terms
- Informed Consent: This is the process by which a fully informed patient can participate in choices about their health care.
- Confidentiality: This refers to the right of patients to have their personal and medical information kept private.
- Right to Refuse Treatment: This is the legal right of patients to refuse medical treatment, even if it is recommended by their healthcare provider.
- Medical Ethics: This is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.
- Health Care Law: This is the federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence among providers, payers and vendors to the healthcare industry and its patients.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Patient rights
- Wikipedia's article - Patient rights
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