When Your Patient Refuses

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Numerous malpractice lawsuits have been filed against health care providers by patients who claimed that, upon suffering a serious injury after refusing care, they did not fully understand the potential consequences of such refusal. In a typical situation, a patient alleges that the health care provider was negligent in not fully disclosing the risks of treatment refusal. Coupled with this allegation is the assertion by the patient that he would have consented to the procedure or treatment if only the risks of refusal had been properly and completely explained by the health care provider.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005