Equally, patients have a right to access services such as a translator, interpreter, or any other service that may be needed by the patient in order for them to communicate effectively and efficiently. Another example of patient’s right to access services would be if they needed to bring a service animal into the facility. However, if this is the case, there are some places in the facility where animals are strictly prohibited due to facility policy such as an operating room etc. In some instances, the patient may be dying and request pastoral counseling or to take part in religious practices; this is also part of a patient’s access to services unless ones provider believes that it is not medically suggested. Some more services that patients receive are a well-balanced diet, phone access, access to facility buildings and grounds, and reasonable responses to questions or requests. If the patient is deprived of a well-balanced diet, then …show more content…
After all, it is their information on their health. If a provider were to tell a patient that he/she cannot access their own medical records it would be like telling someone they didn’t have the right to their own personal information. When one requests their medical records it is their right to receive it within a reasonable amount of time. Moreover, all patients need to be assured that their medical records are completely confidential and others cannot get access to it. When patients finally leave the healthcare facility they have the right to get copies made of their medical records; if the patient wishes for someone else to have access to copies of their medical record then it must be carried out except as required by law. Every patient needs to make sure that he/she has access to all of their medical records at every facility he/she