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It’s hard not to feel vulnerable when visiting a doctor or
staying in a hospital. After all, the people caring for you, the
doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers do
have your health in their hands. But you do have medical rights – and
asserting your medical rights is one means of making sure you get
the best care possible.
According to the American Hospital Association these include:
• The right to considerate and respectful care.
• The right to get complete, up-to-date information about
diagnosis, treatment and prognosis from your physician in terms
that you can reasonably be expected to understand.
• The right to get enough information about any proposed
treatment or procedure to make informed consent – meaning
that you should know enough about the expected benefits, possible
hazards and time needed for recovery to decide if you want the
treatment or procedure.
•The right to refuse treatment and to be advised of the possible
medical consequences of doing so.
•The right to every consideration of privacy concerning your
own medical care program. Case discussion, consultation, examination
and treatment are confidential and should be conducted discreetly.
•The right to expect all communications and records concerning
your care be treated as confidential.
•The right to a reasonable response to your request for services.
•The right to know if the hospital plans to engage in any
human experimentation that might affect your care or treatment.
You have the right to refuse to participate in such research projects.
• The right to expect reasonable continuity of care. You
have the right to know in advance what appointment times and physicians
are available, as well as the location for follow-up visits.
• The right to be informed about continuing health care requirements
after discharge.
• The right to examine and receive an explanation of your
bill regardless of whether it’s paid by you or another source.
• The right to know what hospital rules and regulations apply
to your conduct as a patient.
While these guidelines are generally handed out to patients when
they enter a hospital, they are also good guidelines to follow
for general non-hospitalized medical care such as a visit to your
doctor.
Recently, Mr. Rasansky negotiated a settlement
of more than $10 million on behalf of an infant who was catastrophically
impaired while under medical care. Jeff also successfully represented
two plaintiffs in recent jury trials, one of which resulted in
a verdict
of more than $1 million. Throughout his career, Jeff has successfully
represented clients in cases involving: personal
injury, medical
malpractice, nursing
home abuse, nursing
home neglect, brain
damaged baby, product
liability and defective products, vehicle
accidents like car
wrecks, truck and suv's, motorcycle
accidents and pedestrian
accidents, as well as occupational injuries such as construction
accidents.
Jeff Rasansky is licensed to practice before all state courts in Texas,
the United States District Courts in the Northern and Eastern Districts
of Texas and the Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
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