In 2001, AHA hospitals replaced "A Patient's Bill of Rights" with "The Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities."

per:

http://www.vhi.org/hguide_patientbill.asp

No

Patient's rights are established under HIPAA, a federal law. Additional patient's rights are established federal laws providing for informed consent and the right to access medical records. Most states have their own patient's rights laws, also. HIPAA is an acronym for Health Information Privacy Act.

Patient rights encompass legal and ethical issues in the provider-patient relationship, including a person's right to privacy.quality medical care without prejudice.to make informed decisions about care and treatment options.and to refuse treatment

As part of the Medicare Patient Bill of Rights, Medicare patients have the right to be treated fairly with courtesy and ________________________