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91patient-physician privilege — n. A privilege exempting confidential communications between patients and their doctors from discovery. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
92patient’s bill of rights — n. A statement of patients’ rights adopted by many hospitals and health care providers, and made law by the federal government and several states, that covers topics such as confidentiality, consent to treatment, and dignity. The Essential Law… …
93Patient Self-Determination Act — n. A federal law requiring health care facilities to inform patients of their rights under state law to create advance directives to dictate how they should be cared for if they become incapacitated; see also living will, durable power of… …
94patient endurance — index longanimity, sufferance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
95patient controlled epidural analgesia — patient controlled analgesia in which an opioid or local anesthetic is administered into the epidural space via a catheter …
96Patient safety organization — A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due …
97Patient safety and nursing — Nurses are knowledge workers whose main responsibility is to provide safe and effective care within constantly evolving health care systems. Nurses collaborate with one another, as well as doctors, aides and technicians, to provide holistic care… …
98Patient advocacy — A Patient Advocate acts as a liaison between patient and healthcare provider. The Patient Advocate is a vital instrument to both patient and physician in the optimal delivery of healthcare. The advocate is generally knowledgeable in healthcare… …
99Patient-reported outcome — EPRO redirects here. For other uses, see EPRO (disambiguation). A patient reported outcome or PRO is a questionnaire used in a clinical trial or a clinical setting, where the responses are collected directly from the patient. PRO is an umbrella… …
100Patient-Arzt-Beziehung — Unter der Patient Arzt Beziehung (auch: Arzt Patient Beziehung) versteht man die Beziehung zwischen einem Arzt und dem Patienten, der sich vom Arzt beraten oder behandeln lässt. Wegen in der Regel großer Informations und Kompetenzunterschiede ist …
