Glossary
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| Glossary |
Palliative Care--As defined by the World Health Organization,
patients and their families, facing the problems associated with life-
threatening illness, through the prevention and relief from suffering,
by means of early identification, impeccable assessment, treatment
of pain and other problems physical, psychosocial, and spiritual.
Patients’ Bill of Rights--Patients have both rights and
responsibilities when it comes to their health and the health care
services they receive. The Patients’ Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities was developed through the work of the Advisory
Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health
Care Industry appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997. Many
health plans, including all of the plans sponsored by the Federal
government, have adopted the general principles found in the
Patients’ Bill of Rights. For more information and to view the entire
report from the Commission, Quality First: Better
Health Care for All Americans please go to the Website, www.
consumer.gov/qualityhealth/rights.htm.
patients and their families, facing the problems associated with life-
threatening illness, through the prevention and relief from suffering,
by means of early identification, impeccable assessment, treatment
of pain and other problems physical, psychosocial, and spiritual.
Patients’ Bill of Rights--Patients have both rights and
responsibilities when it comes to their health and the health care
services they receive. The Patients’ Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities was developed through the work of the Advisory
Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health
Care Industry appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997. Many
health plans, including all of the plans sponsored by the Federal
government, have adopted the general principles found in the
Patients’ Bill of Rights. For more information and to view the entire
report from the Commission, Quality First: Better
Health Care for All Americans please go to the Website, www.
consumer.gov/qualityhealth/rights.htm.