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Question

Patient and Consumer Rights legislation

Creating a lesson for your work group about Patient and Consumer Rights legislation as part of continuing education session at a professional meeting. The lesson should include the eight legislative acts listed as follows:

Patient Care Partnership Act

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Nursing Home Reform Act

The Patient Self-Determination Act

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) of 2005

It also important to include the purpose and year of legislation, essential activities, contributions to the US Health Care System and to patient protection for each item, include information explaining why health professionals and consumers should know about these legislative acts.