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Where patient rights and patient safety meet

We hear it time and time again in healthcare: It's all about communication. This is particularly important and complex in the area of patient rights. Misunderstandings abound on both sides of healthcare equation-patients may not know or understand their rights, while staff may not be sure how to address requests (or demands) by a patient questioning what is happening around him or her.

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