1. Patients have a bill of rights. Patients also consent to care and have a right to self-determine their care. Those who care for patients are to keep information protected.

Select one of the patient rights. ethical or legal right from readings this week or from your own independent research. Discuss with your colleagues the right, the legal and/or ethical basis for this right and how this translates into responsibility for a specific health service organization setting. Provide two specific real life case examples that you find on the internet or in the print media. Examples: assisted living facilities for disabled, long term care facility, a home care nursing association, a small physician practice, a hospital, a rehabilitation center, or a first responder/ambulance. Remember:

1. The patient right (with proper legal citation);

2. The setting; and

3. The health care organization's responsibility.

2.The Obama administration launched the "Partnership for Patients - Better care, Lower costs." Discuss with your colleagues: 1.What will it mean for patients specifically? 2. What will it mean for health care organizations and its employees? Good or bad?? Why? 3. What is shared decision-making? Is this good for all concerned? What problems do you see with shared decision making?

Provide citation of authority to support all your initial response to conference questions