You Have Rights
Quality health care is a team effort. Patients should collaborate with their health care providers and facilities to ensure they receive the best care for themselves. Unfortunately this doesn’t always happen. That’s why United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) Management Board of Directors formally adopted their revised Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights at their 2017 National Conference board meeting.
Use the Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights as a guide for you and your family to facilitate the best outcome. While the bill is not mandated by law, it’s a valuable and useful document to help you advocate for your own health.
UOAA’s goal is to drive change across the country to help improve the quality of ostomy healthcare and promote higher standards of care in all health care settings. Their Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights is one more way they are working toward this goal.
Click here for the full version or download and print the condensed version in a wallet-card format to keep handy at all times.
to use UOAA’s Patient Bill of Rights to achieve optimal care results.
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