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PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Each patient treated at Northeast Missouri
Ambulatory Surgery Center has the right to:
Respectful care given by competent personnel with
consideration of his/her privacy concerning his/her medical
care;
Be given the name of his/her attending physician the names
of all other physicians directly assisting in his/her care, and
the names and functions of other health care persons having
direct contact with the patient;
Have records pertaining to his/her medical care treated as
confidential;
Know what Surgery Center rules and regulations apply to
his/her conduct as patient;
Expect emergency procedures to be implemented without
unnecessary delay; in the event the need to transfer the patient
to another facility is necessary, the responsible person and the
facility that the patient is transferred to will be notified
prior to transfer;
Good quality care and high professional standards that are
continually maintained and reviewed;
Full information in layman's terms concerning diagnosis and
treatment; if it is not medically advisable to give this
information to the patient, the information shall be given to
the responsible person on his/her behalf;
Information
on after-hour emergency care;
Give an informed consent to the physician prior to the
start of a procedure;
Be advised of participation in a medical care research
program or donor program; the patient shall give consent prior
to participation in such a program; a patient may also refuse to
continue in a program that he/she has previously given informed
consent to participate in;
Refuse drugs or procedures and have a physician explain the
medical consequences of the patient’s refusal of drugs or
procedures;
Medical and nursing services without discrimination based
upon age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap,
disability, or source of payment;
Have access to an interpreter;
Be provided with, upon written authorization, access to all
information contained in his/her medical record;
Be provided accurate information regarding the competence
and capabilities of the organization;
Receive information regarding methods for expressing
suggestions or grievances to the organization;
Receive information regarding fees for services and payment
policies:
Each patient treated at Northeast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery
Center has the responsibility to:
Follow instructions given by his/her surgeon,
anesthesiologist, and nurse regarding pre-operative and
post-operative care;
Provide the Surgery Center staff with all medical
information which may have a direct effect on the care provided
at the Surgery Center;
Provide the Surgery Center with all information regarding third
party insurance coverage; Fulfill financial responsibility, for
all services received, as determined by the patients insurance
carrier and the Surgery Center. |
