title: [The Patient Rights Act (PatRG)--part 2: informed consent, duty to inform, documentation of treatment, access to the patient file].
abstract: The article deals with the new regulations in the German Civil Code (BGB) which came into effect in Germany on 26 Feb 2013 as the Patient Rights Act (PatRG). In the second part, the consent of the patient (Section 630d Civil Code), the physician's duties to inform the patient (Section 630e Civil Code), the documentation of treatment (Section 630f Civil Code), and the right of access to the patient file (Section 630g Civil Code) are discussed and critically analysed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin des Universitätsklinikums der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parzeller
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin des Universitätsklinikums der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zedler
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033283:Patient Access to Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
vernacular_title: Das Patientenrechtegesetz (PatRG)--Teil 2: Einwilligung, Aufklärungspflichten, Dokumentation der Behandlung, Einsichtnahme in die Patientenakte.