As listed in the American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics, as a patient, these are some of the rights you can expect to receive from your physician:
- Courtesy, respect, dignity, and timely, responsive attention to your needs.
- Receipt of information and the opportunity to discuss the benefits, risks, and costs associated with appropriate treatment alternatives, including the risks, benefits, and costs of foregoing treatment, with the understanding that the physician’s guidance is based on their objective professional judgment.
- Ask questions about your health status or recommended treatment when you don’t fully understand what has been described and to have your questions answered.
- Obtain copies or summaries of medical records.
- To obtain a second opinion.
Your physician should have this information available to you during your course of treatment.
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