Raul Ruiz: “Not allowing the next of kin, the spouse, to be seen with the patient…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2013

Not allowing the next of kin, the spouse, to be seen with the patient for privacy reasons, is one of the biggest hog washes I have ever heard.

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Democratic · California

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Ruiz criticizes privacy policies limiting family involvement in patient care.

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