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| HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996. PROTECTS HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY CHANGE OR LOSE THEIR JOBS. ALSO ADDRESSES THE SECURITY AND PRIVACY OF HEALTH DATA. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 1 |
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| THE RIGHT TO CONSIDERATE AND RESPECTFUL CARE |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 2 |
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| THE RIGHT TO RELEVANT, CURRENT AND UNDERSTANDABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AD PROGNOSIS. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 3 |
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| THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE PLANNED CARE AND THE RIGHT TO REFUSE CARE. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 4 |
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| THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE (SUCH AS A LIVING WILL) CONCERNING TREATMENT IF THEY BECOME INCAPACITATED. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 5 |
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| THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN ALL PROCEDURES, EXAMINATIONS, AND DISCUSSIONS OF TREATMENT. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 6 |
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| THE RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIAL HANDLING OF ALL INFORMATION AND RECORDS ABOUT THEIR CARE. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 7 |
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| THE RIGHT TO LOOK OVER AND HAVE ALL RECORDS ABOUT THEIR CARE EXPLAINED. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 8 |
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| THE RIGHT TO SUGGEST CHANGES IN THE PLANNED CARE OF THE TRANSFER TO ANOTHER FACILITY. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 9 |
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| THE RIGHT TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE PART OF THE TREATMENT AND CARE. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 10 |
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| THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHETHER TO TAKE PART IN EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 11 |
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| THE RIHT TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CARE OPTIONS AFTER A HOSPITAL STAY. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 12 |
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| THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOSPITAL'S POLICIES FOR SETTLING DISPUTES AND TO EXAMINE AND RECEIVE AN EXPLANATION OF ALL CHARGES. |
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| AHA PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS - 12 |
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| THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOSPITAL'S POLICIES FOR SETTLING DISPUTES AND TO EXAMINE AND RECEIVE AN EXPLANATION OF ALL CHARGES. |
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| TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BY ENCOURAGING THE WIDESPREAD USE OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE IN HEALTH CARE. |
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| SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT, PLAN |
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| SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE OF MEDICINE |
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| TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH (OR REGARDING) PATIENTS SHOULD NOT BE HELD WITHIN EARSHOT OF THE RECEPTION ROOM OR OTHER PATIENTS. |
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| A CONVERSATION WITH A PATIENT BEING ESCORTED DOWN THE HALL TO THE EXAM OR TREATMENT ROOM SHOULD NOT INCLUDE THE REASON THE PATIENT IS BEING SEEN, HOW TREATMENT IS PROGRESSING, OR WHETHER THEY FOLLOWED THE PREP INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VISIT. |
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| PATIENT RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, TELEPHONE MESSAGES, LAB REPORTS, ETC. SHOULD BE SORTED, PROCESSED, AND/OR FILED PROMPTLY. IF THERE IS A NEED TO RETAIN THE DOCUMENTS FOR PROCESSING OR REFERENCE, THE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE STORED IN AN AREA APART FROM PATIENT FLOW. |
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| WHEN SCHEDULING A PROCEDURE BY PHONE, IT SHOULD BE DONE AWAY FROM AREAS OF HIGH TRAFFIC, PREFERABLY IN A PRIVATE OFFICE. |
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| HOW THE PATIENT FEELS, WHAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE |
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| HEALTH CARE PRACTIONER PERFORMS TESTS (TEMPERATURE, BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSE) AND ORDERS ANY OTHER NECESSARY TESTS |
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| EXAMINE ALL THE TEST DATA AND REACH A CONCLUSION (THE DIAGNOSIS) |
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| TREATMENTS, MEDICATIONS, TESTS, AND PATIENT EDUCATION IS DETERMINED AND PUT INTO ACTION FOR ONGOING EVALUATION |
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| STUDY OF THE ORIGIN OF WORDS |
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| INTERNATIONAL ATTEMPT TO STANDARDIZE MEDICAL TERMINALOGY FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS. |
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