Participation in Decisions About Your Care
1. You have the right to complete a Power of Attorney (POA) for Healthcare and/or Declaration to Physicians/Living Will (known as Advance Directives) if you are at least 18 years old. These legal documents tell us your wishes for future health care. The POA for Health Care also allows you to appoint someone to make your health care decisions if you should become unable to do so.
2. You have the right to be involved in decisions about your health care and to agree to treatment before it is given, except in emergencies. When you are asked to agree to treatment, you will be told about your condition, the planned procedures or treatment, other types of treatment that could be given, the risks and side effects, what could happen if you don't get treatment for your condition and how likely it is to be successful.
3. You can choose not to be treated. Your doctor will tell you what could happen if you do not get treatment. You are responsible for the results if you choose not to be treated or if you do not follow your doctor's instructions.
4. We will inform you about the outcomes of your care, including unexpected outcomes.
5. You can refuse to participate in research and experimental treatment.
6. You have the right to participate in discussions of ethical issues related to your care. Such issues might include not starting or stopping life-sustaining medical treatment and questions about research or clinical trials you might be involved in. To talk with someone from the Ethics Committee, call (608) 263-8009.
7. Under the Federal Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) you may request how and where we communicate with you outside of UW Health.
2. You have the right to be involved in decisions about your health care and to agree to treatment before it is given, except in emergencies. When you are asked to agree to treatment, you will be told about your condition, the planned procedures or treatment, other types of treatment that could be given, the risks and side effects, what could happen if you don't get treatment for your condition and how likely it is to be successful.
3. You can choose not to be treated. Your doctor will tell you what could happen if you do not get treatment. You are responsible for the results if you choose not to be treated or if you do not follow your doctor's instructions.
4. We will inform you about the outcomes of your care, including unexpected outcomes.
5. You can refuse to participate in research and experimental treatment.
6. You have the right to participate in discussions of ethical issues related to your care. Such issues might include not starting or stopping life-sustaining medical treatment and questions about research or clinical trials you might be involved in. To talk with someone from the Ethics Committee, call (608) 263-8009.
7. Under the Federal Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) you may request how and where we communicate with you outside of UW Health.