PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS
- Right of Competent Patients to Refuse Treatment
- Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
- Right to Seek Referral to Specialists/Second Opinion
- Right to Continuity of Care Against Abandonment
- Right to Know the Identity of Health Care Providers
- Right to Timely Diagnosis and Treatment
- Right to Know the Diagnosis and Prognosis
- Right to Refuse Participation in Experimental Protocols
- Right to be Treated in a Safe Environment
- Right to Informed Consent
- Right to Protection of Human Rights
- Right to Competent Care with Dignity and Compassion
RESPONSIBILITIES OF PATIENTS
- Responsibility to Disclose Full Information to the Physician
- Responsibility to Comply with Physicians’ Orders
and Advice
- Responsibility to Reimburse the Hospital for Professional
Services
- Responsibility to Visit the Hospital for Follow-up Care
PHYSICIAN PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
- Contractual Obligations Without a Written Agreement
- Physician’s Right not to Enter Into Relationship
- Termination of Established Relationship by Legal Notice
- Non-existence of Relationship in Emergency Situation
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