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| What should be included in a health care service agreement? |
| Patient rights/Client rights |
| Privacy issues (HIPAA) |
| Release of Information/Statement of Confidentiality |
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Who is the supervising medical doctor?
All these activities have to go ahead under the supervision of a medical doctor. How can I help? If there is no medical doctor, I can fulfill these duties. I can educate new medical doctors. I can guide existing medical doctors. I can assess the quality and competence of existing medical doctors. I can provide health care consultation, including counseling, for one patient per day. This resource can help. Asif Qureshi 5042 N Winthrop Ave #237 Chicago, IL 60640. www.qureshiuniversity.com/healthcareworld.html Who should ideally supervise counseling? Any counseling or therapy has to be done under the supervision of a medical doctor. Counselors and therapists are included among allied health care workers of the state. Resident services also are done by allied health care workers of the state. They have to work under the supervision of a medical doctor. Who will maintain the medical records? How will the state department of health be updated about medical records– e-mail, fax, telephone, postal mail, or other methods? How often will the state department of health be updated with medical records: yearly, semi-annually, monthly, or with every consultation? Who is the contact person from the state department of health? Have all relevant questions been answered? No. When is a health care service agreement not applicable even if health care is required? Medical emergencies, if patient is unconscious. If the patient is possibly harmful to him/herself or to others and needs justified hospitalization (this needs consultation with a competent medical doctor. Complaint and punishment can follow in case of wrong diagnosis, wrong referral, and unjustified hospitalization). Informed consent When is informed consent applicable to health care? When is informed consent not applicable to health care? Do we need to defer the appointment until you get answers to relevant questions? |