Select one of the patient rights (ethical or legal issues). Discuss the right, the legal and/or ethical basis for this right and how this translates into responsibility for a specific health service organization setting. Provide two specific real life legal case examples that you find on the internet or in the print media. Examples: assisted living facilities for disabled, long term care facility, a home care nursing association, a small physician practice, a hospital, a rehabilitation center, or a first responder/ambulance. Remember:
1. The patient right (with proper legal citation);
2. The setting; and
3. The health care organization’s responsibility.
References to use:
- Federal Law on Advance Directives-http://www.nrc-pad.org/images/stories/PDFs/fedaddirectives2a.pdf
- Patients’ rights, protections and the law- http://www.healthsourceglobal.com/docs/patient%20bill%20of%20rights_merged.pdf
- Partnership for patients- http://partnershipforpatients.cms.gov/
- Shared decision making- http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1209500
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