One in every 10 patients experience harm in healthcare, and about 50% of harms are preventable, according to an April 18 news release from WHO. The Patient Safety Rights Charter is the first to ...

Following the recent presidential and congressional elections, significant changes to laws related to healthcare, immigration status, family law, education, and employment may be forthcoming. In ...

Patients’ rights constitute a foundational element of quality healthcare, ensuring respect, dignity and fairness in the delivery of medical services. At its core, the concept is designed to empower ...

When providers, health plans, business associates, and even patients and plan participants think of the HIPAA privacy and security rules (‘HIPAA Rules”), they seem to be more focused on the privacy ...

As a nurse practitioner, I have attended many patients in a variety of clinical settings — but I had never been a patient in a skilled nursing facility. I recently had a knee replacement and was ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Lori Brand Patient Bill of Rights, a bill inspired by one family's struggles with access to their loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic, will soon become state law. FOX23 told you ...