1st Annual National Patient Rights Week

May 12 07:27 2021
Yearly, over 12 million adults receive a misdiagnosis. These mistakes contribute to about 10% of patient deaths. It’s time that Americans understand their rights as a patient! Knowing your patient rights are a matter of life or death!

1st Annual National Patient Rights Week

Every single American, at one time or another, will be treated by a medical professional.  Whether it’s during childbirth, death or the major/minor illnesses that happen in between; medical care is a natural part of life.

Unfortunately, medical error is the 4th leading cause of death.  Prior to COVID, medical error was the 3rd leading cause of death.  This essentially means that Americans had problem with their medical care way before COVID existed.  Yearly, over 12 million adults receive a misdiagnosis.  These mistakes contribue to about 10% of patient deaths.

Most Americans don’t know that they have patient rights.  These rights are the law.  National Patient Rights Week was founded in 2021 by America’s #1 Patient Advocate Coach & author of The Dumb Patient Meets COVID, Taajah M. Phenezy.  National Patient Rights Week is strategically celebrated May 13-19.  It falls behind National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week.  

The purpose of National Patient Rights Week is to educate Americans so we can save lives.  An informed patient is better for hospitals, physicians, nurses and patients.  

Each day we will  focus on a specific patient right:

May 13:  The right to informed cosent

May 14:  The right to make a treatment choice

May 15:  The right to refuse treatment

May 16:  The right to be treated with respect

May 17:  The right to obtain your medical records

May 18:  The right to privacy of medical records

May 19:  The right to make decisions about end of life care

Knowing your patient rights are a matter of life or death! 

For more information visit www.NationalPatientRightsWeek.com

If you feel like your patient rights have been violated, contact America’s #1 Patient Advocate Coach @ 1-800-511-9945 ext. 902

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