Patient Rights & Autonomy
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My definition of rights:
Rights to me are legal, moral, or just claims. Our individual human rights are precious. The government has regulations and laws that define what rights both patients and healthcare providers have. Physicians have the right to treat who they want to. Once they do establish a relationship they have certain responsibilities that come with it. They cannot abandon this contract without a written notice. Their responsibilities are to provide medical services with compassion and respect for human dignity, to be honest with patient and staff, to expose fraudulent persons, to safeguard patient confidentiality within the constraints of the law, and to contribute to improving the community. Patients have the right to privacy, to be informed, and to refuse treatment. They also have responsibilities to the healthcare provider which are to consent to treatment, to follow the physicians instructions, to be respectful and honest, and to pay for services rendered.
The consequences of my definition:
The governments interference is not helping to secure healthcare. The requirements for healthcare workers and facilities licenses is reducing consumer choice and increasing costs. This also decreases the selection of care that a consumer has. Personal choices are limited for new drugs due to approval requirements. Some healthcare purchases are strictly prohibited such as the purchase of human organs from willing sellers. The government mandated waiting lists for most children in need of such a transplant die. All forms of government interference are justified by law. This concerns the public because individual rights must yield to the well-being of the society.
The patient-provider model that best accommodates my definition:
My model would be a patient-centered cognitive model. What the patient-centered model does is mandate care and compassion for the well-being of the patient. Here the patients would have a choice in their decisions along with a responsibility for their decisions. Improving interactions between the patient and the provider mandates that the provider has an understanding of the patients condition, thoughts, feelings, and even behaviors. This model is a form of cognitive therapy. This will provide a framework to understand all the needs of the patient. We all know that this