Patient Rights and Responsibilities

The patient is responsible for:

  • Giving accurate and complete information about complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, advance directives, and other matters of care.
  • Telling the staff or doctor when you do not understand a treatment course, use of medication, or care decision.
  • Giving correct up-to-date insurance information name, Social Security Number, address, and treating physicians.

The patient has a right to:

  • Review the record of your case at any time.
  • Refuse all or part of your treatment and be informed of the expected results of those decisions.
  • Be informed of the relationship between this practice and any other organization or service to which you are referred. You have the right to choose the organization or service you prefer.
  • Receive service without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, or handicap.

Georgia Cancer Specialists is a national leader in advanced cancer treatment and research. GCS’s 46 physicians provide care in 27 Northside Hospital Cancer Institute locations across Metro Atlanta, North and Central Georgia. GCS is The Cancer Answer®.

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