The Patient Self-Determination Act

The Patient Self-Determination Act
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Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 1589014537
ISBN-13 : 9781589014534
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Book Synopsis The Patient Self-Determination Act by : Lawrence P. Ulrich

Download or read book The Patient Self-Determination Act written by Lawrence P. Ulrich and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. Using this Act as an important vehicle for improving the health care decisionmaking process, Lawrence P. Ulrich explains the social, legal, and ethical background to the Act by focusing on well-known cases such as those of Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan, and he explores ways in which physicians and other caregivers can help patients face the complex issues in contemporary health care practices. According to Ulrich, health care facilities often address the letter of the law in a merely perfunctory way, even though the Act integrates all the major ethical issues in health care today. Ulrich argues that well-designed conversations between clinicians and patients or their surrogates will not only assist in preserving patient dignity — which is at the heart of the Act—but will also help institutions to manage the liability issues that the Act may have introduced. He particularly emphasizes developing effective advance directives. Ulrich examines related issues, such as the negative effect of managed care on patient self-determination, and concludes with a seldom-discussed issue: the importance of being a responsible patient. Showing how the Patient Self-Determination Act can be a linchpin of more meaningful and effective communication between patient and caregiver, this book provides concrete guidance to health care professionals, medical ethicists, and patient-rights advocates.


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