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The Patient’s Hospital Safety Guide
The following is an abridged online version of the Patient’s Hospital Safety Guide app, which includes life-saving information and instructions that hospitals do not provide to patients. The app is easy to use and navigate,...
Terms and Conditions
Website and Application Terms and Conditions of Use The following terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) govern your use of this website or application, and any content made available from or through this website,… Read More
Legal Statement
American Patient Rights Association Legal Statement The text, video, and other information (the “Content”) provided on the American Patient Rights Association Website is for informational purposes only and is not comprehensive for any one topic…. Read More
8 Key COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Errors
Article Summary: The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is reporting errors made when administering COVID-19 vaccine. By Katie Adams, Becker’s Hospital Review, Apr 23, 2021. Administering a dose other than the one authorized by… Read More
APRA Files Amicus Brief Motion to the Supreme Court of North Carolina
May 4, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mount Dora, Fla. – The American Patient Rights Association (APRA) is looking out for those who find themselves in the hospital. Consistent with its mission and vision, the APRA… Read More
Know More About Your Doctor
A wealth of data from across the U.S. about how medicine is really practiced has been accumulated. Get to know your health care provider better and sign up for notifications every time the data is...
Can Patients Make Recordings of Medical Encounters?
For many doctors it is possible that some of their patients are recording their office visit, with or without permission. In a cross-sectional survey administered to the general public in the United Kingdom, 19 of
Is your hospital as safe as you think?
From Consumerreports.org. Many people are aware that visiting a hospital can put their health at risk in a number of ways. But even a patient who knows what to look out for and which precautions