KNOW AND EXERCISE THE PATIENT'S RIGHTS: A KEY TO PREVENT TREATMENT BLUNDERS

This blog is a follow-up to the previous one - How To Protect The Patient's Rights In India.

The Know Your Rights section of Doctor at Home explains how treatment errors can be prevented by exercising a patient's rights. Errors happen for a variety of reasons, including carelessness, overconfidence and lack of updated information in the treatment system.

A constructive attitude is essential on both sides in exercising the patient's rights. It is best done by creating mutual patient-doctor confidence from the beginning. That means open communication between the doctor and the patient or his/her family.

Exercising the patient's rights not only helps prevent errors, but contributes to good treatment.
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