Your Rights & Responsibilities
and of proposed technical procedures, including the possibilities of any risk of mortality or serious side effects, problems related to recuperation, and probability of success. You will not be subjected to any procedure without your voluntary consent or that of your legally authorized representative (except in emergencies).
5. Te hospital honors the patient’s right to give informed consent to produce or use recordings, films, or other images of the patient in the healthcare setting.
6. Te right to receive, from your physician, information necessary to give informed consent prior to the start of any procedure and/or treatment, the specific procedure and/or treatment, the risks involved, alternatives for care or treatment, and benefits of the procedure and/or treatment. You also have the right to know the name of the person performing the procedures and/or treatment.
7. Te patient or the Patient’s Representative (as allowed under State law) has the right to make informed decisions regarding his or her care. Tis includes the right to be informed of the patient’s health status, being involved in care planning and treatment, and being able to request or refuse treatment and to be informed of the medical consequences of such refusal.
8. Te right to have a completed Advance Directive (such as a Living Will or Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare) placed in the medical record with the expectation that the hospital staff and Practitioners will honor the
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directive to the extent permitted by law and hospital policy.
9. Te right that the care provided will not be discontinued based on the presence of an advance directive
10. Te right to expect that all communications and records pertaining to care will be treated as confidential. Te medical record/ computer information will be retrieved only by individuals involved in your treatment, monitoring its quality and or by other individuals only on their written authorization or that of a legally authorized representative within a reasonable period of time.
11. Te right to review and/or request a copy of the records pertaining to your medical care and to have the information explained or interpreted as necessary, except when restricted by law.
12. Te right, within the limits of law, to personal privacy and to expect that any discussion or consultation involving care will be conducted discreetly, and that individuals not directly involved in your care will not be present without your permission.
13. Te right to be interviewed and examined in surroundings designed to provide reasonable audiovisual privacy.
14. Te right to have a family member or representative of choice and own physician notified promptly of your admission to the hospital.
15. Te right to the hospital’s reasonable response to your requests and needs for treatment or service, within the hospital’s capacity, its stated mission,
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