title: Take patient rights seriously to improve patient care and to lower costs.
abstract: Administrators can increase the quality of care and lower costs by taking patient rights seriously. Small rural hospitals as well as large urban ones can do this by encouraging the patient's right to self-determination and by gaining the support of employees and community alike.
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D030881:Disclosure; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000191:economics; D007857:Leadership; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000191:economics*; D010358:Patient Participation; D028701:Patient Rights; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D040841:Resource Allocation; D014481:United States