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Your Rights as a Patient
Quality health care, regardless of race, creed, age, sex, sexual preference or national origin;
Considerate and respectful care that respects your personal value and belief systems;
Knowledge of the name of your physician(s) and other health care givers; information about your illness,
treatment, continuing health care requirements and prospects for recovery; and a full explanation of your medical bill.
Informed participation in decisions regarding your care and participation in the consideration of
ethical issues that arise in the provision of your care;
Personal privacy and confidentiality of information;
Voluntary participation in research and experimental projects;
Information about the hospital's patient rights policy and complaint resolution process;
Information about Advance Directives (see below).
Your Advance Directives will be respected to the extent permitted by law.
A brochure providing a complete list of patient rights can be obtained in each clinic. For further information, please contact the Patient Help line at (919) 681-2020.
Advance Directives
Under the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990, all hospitals and other health care institutions are required to inform you about certain rights regarding medical treatment. North Carolina statutes give you the right to
accept or refuse medical and surgical treatment. Increasingly, patients are exercising this right through "Advance Directives"-written instructions that specify a patient's desire to receive or refuse medical
treatment in the event he or she becomes unable to make such decisions.
Brochures are available in each clinic explaining the details of advance directives. Should you have additional questions, please contact the Patient Help line at
(919) 681-2020.
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC has been Accredited by the Joint Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which has surveyed this organization and found it to meet the requirements for accreditation.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is an independent, not-for-profit, national body that oversees the safety and quality of health care and other services provided in accredited organizations. Information about accredited organizations may be provided directly to the Joint Commission at (800) 994-6610. Information regarding accreditation and the accreditation performance of individual organizations can be obtained through the Joint Commisions' web site at www.jcaho.org.
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