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Patients rights : the right to give informed consent to medical treatments from european and belgian perspectives Ghent University
The Patients' Rights Directive (2011/24/EU) - Providing (some) rights to EU residents seeking healthcare in other Member States Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article presents the main elements of Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, commonly known as the Patient's Rights Directive. It is the latest EU initiative with regard to European Health Care and the Single Market. The main elements of the Directive contain provisions related to the prior authorisation of health care in another ...
The European Patients’ Rights Directive: A clarification and codification of individual rights relating to cross border healthcare and novel initiatives aimed at improving pan-European healthcare co-operation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper undertakes a contextual analysis of themain aims of Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, commonly known as the Patients' Rights Directive (the PRD). The PRDitself does not aimto provide a new systemfor coordinating social security entitlements, leaving the regime laid down in (EEC) 1408/71 and later (EC) 883/2004 ...
The Surgeon and the Law on Patient's Rights for Minors Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The law of August 22(nd), 2002 concerning patients' rights (LPR) gave a new dimension to the relationship between the physician and the patient. According to this law, it is up to the physician to judge if a patient is able to exercise his own rights or if the patient needs assistance from a representative.
In the particular case of the patient being a minor, this often leads to a difficult situation because of the absence of ...
In the particular case of the patient being a minor, this often leads to a difficult situation because of the absence of ...
The influence of the law on patient's rights on the practice of the Flemish paediatricians anno 2010 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: The law on patients' rights in Belgium was issued in 2002. The new legal framework recommends the establishment of a true dialogue between physician and patient, and it assigns decisive priority to the adolescent rather than to the physician or his parents.
PURPOSE AND METHODS: The purpose of this study is to map the current interpretation of the paediatrician and the realisation of the law in practice. The answers of 117 ...
PURPOSE AND METHODS: The purpose of this study is to map the current interpretation of the paediatrician and the realisation of the law in practice. The answers of 117 ...
The perception of patients' rights among Belgian population Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and perception of specific patients' rights and the problems experienced with their fulfilment among the Belgian population. Participants were recruited through patient association groups and health insurance companies. They completed an Internet-based questionnaire with 20 questions concerning patients' rights. In total, 309 persons completed all questions. The mean age of participants was 46 ...
The Belgian law on patients rights in the practice of medical specialists Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Objective This explorative study investigates how well medical specialists in Flanders (Belgium) are acquainted with the Law on Patient Rights, how they comply with the regulations, their attitudes towards this law, and the problems they experience with it. Methods Quantitative methodology using a questionnaire sent by mail to 800 medical specialists. 210 questionnaires were returned, of which 171 could be used for analysis in our study. Results ...