Withholding policies from patients restricts their autonomy

BMJ. 2005 Nov 5;331(7524):1078-80. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7524.1078.

Abstract

Keeping clinical information about themselves from patients is now considered unacceptable, but transparency about clinical and institutional policies that may affect care is less universal

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ethics, Medical
  • Health Policy
  • Humans
  • Medical Records
  • Organizational Policy
  • Personal Autonomy*
  • Politics
  • Truth Disclosure* / ethics