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	Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 6 No. 5, September 1997   Archives  •  Online Features LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lynn P. Carmichael, MD University of Miami School of Medicine Miami Beach, Fla Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(5):422. Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings. Personal Right in Health Care I am so pleased you published the article by Doukas and McCullough1 in the November/December issue of the ARCHIVES. The inclusion of personal requests in health care as one aspect of health maintenance is a sound approach that I first encountered at a seminar conducted by Larry McCullough, PhD, and Tristan Englehardt, MD, PhD, in 1975. Since then, "rights" have been included as part of the health maintenance review we discuss with the patrons of our practice. The dates of the initial and subsequent reviews are noted on the enclosure. The "Medical Miranda" is prominently posted in our practice offices; it states the following: Patients have the right: • To receive all pertinent treatment information and to discuss options. • To refuse or accept medical care. • To expect courtesy and respect. • To confidentiality. • To continuity of care. • To have available adequate . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article] HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1997 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.