Please review your responsibilities as a patient to help ensure a safe, effective, and collaborative experience throughout your care.
Patient Responsibilities in Bellevue & Seattle
Patient Responsibilities at Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery
Policy
Every patient will be informed of their responsibilities and expected conduct while a patient at Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery.
Purpose
To ensure each patient understands their responsibilities to the health care providers at Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery.
Procedure
Patients coming to Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery will be made aware of their responsibilities and expected conduct while undergoing treatment. The responsibilities, conduct, and participation are as follows:
- To provide the healthcare providers with information about any past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, and other health matters.
- To inform the healthcare provider of any Living Will/Advanced Directives and provide a copy.
- To ask questions if you do not understand instructions or explanations given by the healthcare providers and/or staff.
- To keep appointments as scheduled and to telephone the staff in case of a cancellation.
- To follow the healthcare provider's instructions and plan of treatment.
- To provide a responsible adult to drive you to and from the office for a sedated procedure.
- To provide a 24-hour caregiver to stay with you after a procedure, if it is necessary.
- To make payments for service rendered if a balance remains after insurance pays.
- To discuss the consequences of refusing treatment or not adhering to the plan of treatment or leaving “against medical advice” (AMA), with your physician.
- To refuse to participate in experimental research.
- To refuse to allow care from a student or trainee.