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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.