The patient has the right to obtain from physicians and other direct caregivers relevant,current,and understandable information concerning his or her diagnosis,treatment,and prognosis.The patient's physician,however,has the right to withhold information that might cause the patient to change doctors and seek health care services from a different provider.

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This statement is false. The physician does not have the right to withhold relevant and necessary information from the patient. It is the patient's right to be fully informed about their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, regardless of whether it might influence their decision to continue seeing the same physician or seek care elsewhere.

The Patient Has the Right to Obtain from Physicians and Other