The Medical Treatment Agreement Act ( WGBO) describes the rights and obligations of you as a patient in healthcare. The WGBO is important for everyone who has to deal with medical care. When a doctor is going to examine or treat a patient, there is a “Medical Treatment Agreement.
The law is designed to empower patients and clients in need of medical care.
This law provides insight into some of the rights you have as a client or patient:
- right to information about your medical condition
- consent to medical treatment
- access to one’s own medical records
- right to privacy and confidentiality of medical data (professional secrecy)
- right to free choice of physician
Besides rights, you have duties as a client or patient:
You are required to give your health care provider proper, honest and complete notice of your problems and your medical information
With the right information, we as a healthcare provider can diagnose you faster and better and provide you with the best care. As a patient, you should cooperate with us as a healthcare provider as much as possible and follow our advice. As a result, this increases the chances of a good outcome.
Ivy clinics works entirely in line with the rights and obligations required by the WGBO. Should you have any questions about this, please feel free to send us an email. Our quality manager Karin will be happy to help you.