U.S. Patient Bill Of Rights: College-level Documents For 8th Grade Readers

Study shows many patients are unable to read or understand their rights as patients. Patients hoping to find out about their rights are unlikely to get the information they need from hospital documents designed precisely for that purpose. In reality, patients are presented with information written in legal jargon that the majority of them can neither read nor understand.

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