HOSPITAL RESPONSIBILTY TOWARDS PATIENTS
- • Consideration of patient dignity and privacy during examination, procedures and treatment
- • Protection from physical abuse and neglect
- • Confidentiality of hospital care and clinical information
- • Right to refuse the treatment
- • Obligatory informed consent before anesthesia, blood and blood product transfusions and any invasive high risk procedure/treatment
- • Information and consent before initiating any research protocol
- • Information on how to voice a complaint Information on expected cost of treatment
- • Access to his/her clinical record.
PATIENTS RESPONSIBILTIES TOWARDS HOSPITAL-
- • Providing, to the best of your knowledge, accurate and complete information about present complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, alternative therapy and other matters relating to your health
- • Reporting unexpected changes in your condition to your doctor or nurse
- • Informing your doctor or nurse if you do not understand the plan of treatment and what is expected of you
- • Knowing and following the treatment plan prescribed by your medical team
- • Making and keeping appointments and notifying the appropriate staff when unable to do so
- • Accepting responsibility for outcomes related to refusing treatment or not following the medical team’s instructions
- • Paying your bill promptly
- • Demonstrating consideration for the rights of visitors staff and other patients (including another patient’s right to confidentiality)
- • Respecting hospital property and the property of other persons.