Physicians’ comprehension of the German Patients’ Rights Act: A cross-sectional study

Daniel Karl-Heinz Voigt, Philipp Lenz and Hendrik Friederichs

Health Policy, 2018, vol. 122, issue 11, 1249-1254

Abstract: The German Patients' Rights Act (PRA), promulgated on February 25, 2013, was created to enhance transparency of patients' rights. This prospective study aimed to objectively measure physicians' comprehension of the PRA.

Keywords: Patients' Rights; Medical decision making; Physicians' information and documentation duties; Health care; Juridification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.08.017

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