patient rights advocate
1Patient empowerment — The patient empowerment concept, a recent outgrowth of the natural health movement, asserts that to be truly healthy, people must bring about changes in their social situations and in the environment that influences their lives, not only in their …
2Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… …
3Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Full title The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Acronym PPACA Colloquial name(s) Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Insurance Reform, Obamacare, Healthcare Reform Enacted by the …
4Patient advocacy — A Patient Advocate acts as a liaison between patient and healthcare provider. The Patient Advocate is a vital instrument to both patient and physician in the optimal delivery of healthcare. The advocate is generally knowledgeable in healthcare… …
5Patient safety organization — A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due …
6Pregnant patients' rights in the United States — Pregnant patients rights regarding medical care during the pregnancy and childbirthcite encyclopedia | last = Ammer | first = Christine | title = Pregnant patient s rights | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Women s Health, The | edition = Fifth… …
7Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… …
8List of disability rights activists — A disability rights activist or disability rights advocate is someone who works towards the equality of people with disabilities. Such a person is generally considered a member of the disability rights movement and/or the independent living… …
9Nursing home residents' rights — Rights Theoretical distinctions Natural and legal rights Claim rights and liberty rights Negative and positive rights Individual an …
10Disability rights timeline — Disability Theory and models …
