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- 'Conservatives for Patients Rights' Blamed for Health Care ProtestsRobert Gibbs, the official White House Spokesman, claimed that much of the angry protests that have been occurring at Congressional town halls have been "manufactured." Gibbs specifically named Conservatives for Patients Rights as an instigator.
- Patients Rights when Treated in Hospitals and ClinicsA list of 15 patients' rights.
Patient Rights: Top Ten List of the Most Violated Patient RightsThe results a recent survey conducted by the National Institute for Patient Rights (NIPR)shows that, despite billions spent on advances in medical technology, patients daily experience an erosion of their rights "at the hospital bedside."- An Examination of the Importance of Cultural Differences in Determining Patient RightsPatients rights should be a pretty simple concept. However, as usual, cultural differences enter into the situation and upset expectations.
- What to Do If You Feel that Your Patient Rights Have Been ViolatedWe all know that any visit to a physician's office requires paperwork to be filled out and one of those very important papers that need to be signed is a HIPAA form. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- How to Be a Good PatientBeing a patient is not easy, it usually involves fear, pain, stresss, uncertainity and sometimes seriuos life changes.
- A Dad's Fight for Patient's RightsAs Boston dad John McCormack said good-bye to his 13-month-old daughter, Taylor, after she lost her battle with hydrocephalus due to hospital negligence, he made a solemn vow to be a voice for change in patient's rights, according to a recent article.
- U.S. Behind Other Nations in Health CareAmericans For Health Care is supporting a Fair Share Health Care that will prevent large, profitable corporations from shifting the cost of their employees' health care costs onto workers, taxpayers, and other businesses.
