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Involuntary Discharge: What Happened to the Oath “First, Do No Harm”?
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The ESRD Network Annual Report from 2011 (the most recent one) reported that IVD complaints had increased 25% in 2011 from 2010. It further reported that facilities had involuntarily discharged 442 patients that year, an increase of 13% from 2010.
Published on 08/06/2014 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: involuntary discharge, care, patient rights,