Patient Rights and Responsibilities
Health care is a cooperative effort between patient and providers.
You have the RIGHT:
- to be treated with dignity and respect
- to know the names and professional status of those treating you
- to privacy
- to confidentiality of information in your records
- to receive accurate and understandable information about your health
- to know the significant beneficial effects, side effects and problems of treatment
- to participate in choosing a form of treatment
- to receive education and counseling
- to consent to or refuse any care or treatment
- to select and /or change your health care provider
- to review your medical record with a clinician
- to be informed about services and any related costs
- to receive appropriate referrals to other providers and services
- to seek medical attention promptly
- to give accurate information
- to ask about anything you do not understand
- to report any changes in symptoms or failure to improve
- to respect Health Center policies
- to treat Health Center staff with courtesy and respect
- to keep appointments or cancel in a timely manner
- to seek non-emergency care during regular hours
- to provide useful feedback about our services
- to know the names, purposes and effects of medication prescribed to you
- to pay promptly any bills that you have incurred