Patient Rights & Responsibilities

In 1998, the U.S. Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection & Quality in the Healthcare Industry adopted the Consumer Bill of Rights & Responsibilities. The goal of establishing this bill of rights was to give patients greater confidence in the American healthcare system
and to ensure openness between patients and healthcare providers.

We at Hand Surgery Associates live up to every standard given in the Patient Bill of Rights.   We do so in order to provide our patients with the highest quality of care.

The Patient Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

• You have the right to easily accessible and understood information about your healthcare providers. 
• You have the right to choose healthcare professionals with the best credentials who are able to provide you with the highest level of care.
• You have the right to access emergency services.
• You have the right to know all treatment options available to you and to take part in choosing the options that are best suited to your needs.
• You have the right to respectful, considerate care from your providers.
• You have the right to have full protection of any and all of your health information under the Health Information Portability and Protection Act (HIPPA).
• You have the right to a fair and fast review of any complaint that you may have about a healthcare provider.

http://www.hcqualitycommission.gov/