In the United States, patients generally have the right to choose their physician or provider. The American Hospital Association (AHA) created a Patient's Bill of Rights, which informs patients in hospitals about their rights. Several states have enacted statutes that reflect a patient's bill of rights. Additionally, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides a series of protections for consumers.
Discuss the rights that you have as a patient. Give an example of how someone you know has exercised those rights in a healthcare facility or a doctor's visit?
Describe what happened and how the facility or organization met its organizational responsibilities while facilitating the exercise of your rights.
In the United States, patients generally have the right to choose their physician or provider. The American Hospital Ass
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