Jeannie Pezone, administrator at West Park Surgery Center in Pinellas Park, Fla., explains the process that helps the surgery center ensure patients are properly informed of their rights and ...

(The Conversation) — Controversies often arise over pharmacists refusing to dispense medication, from Plan B to unproven COVID-19 treatments. Each one raises questions about professional rights and ...

Patients’ rights constitute a foundational element of quality healthcare, ensuring respect, dignity and fairness in the delivery of medical services. At its core, the concept is designed to empower ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: Do patients in Louisiana have rights regarding their medical care that are guaranteed by law? If they do, then ...

The Lori Brand Patient Bill of Rights Act, named after a woman who died alone in the hospital during COVID-19, passed the Oklahoma House on Tuesday with 84 votes in favor and 10 against. The bill, ...

Our staff is bound by state and federal laws regarding the disclosure of a patient’s personal health information (PHI), and will not disclose PHI to anyone without your consent unless there is a ...

At one time, the relationship between a doctor and a patient was a whole lot different than it is today. Patients may have never questioned their doctors or other medical professionals about, well, ...

Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, regional vice president of operations for Health Inventures, makes 10 points on complying with the new rule in the Medicare Conditions for Coverage, requiring ...

In today’s contested, turbulent public opinion environment, governments increasingly use carefully selected words as a way to ...

A patient’s bill of rights passed in the state House on Tuesday. The bill, named after Lori Brand, who died alone in the hospital during COVID-19, aims to protect patients' rights in healthcare ...

Imagine walking into your pharmacy, handing over your prescription and having it denied. Now, imagine that the reason is not insufficient insurance coverage or the wrong dose, but a pharmacist who ...