11.   -- Hospital counselors would no longer be required to inform patients of their rights under state law.

12.   But at the request of health officials, he informs his patients of his infection and of the risk to them, the hospital said.

13.   For example, it said, Warner did not inform patients in a timely manner about the severity of their diseases.

14.   If the six-member task force concludes that abortion carries a breast-cancer risk, Schmidt will pursue legislation requiring doctors to inform their patients.

15.   In addition, the proposals would require the organizations and individuals to protect the privacy of health information and inform patients about how their medical records will be used.

16.   New conflict of interest rules are expected to more fully inform patients when doctors have invested in a company that may benefit from research results.

17.   Nowadays, not only do doctors inform their patients but they often blurt out the diagnosis before the patients have settled into the nearest molded plastic seat.

18.   The Arizona Legislature has been considering a bill this session that would require doctors to inform patients about end-of-life options.

19.   The changes include greater accuracy in diagnosis, more effective therapy and stronger rules to inform patients about diagnoses and the consent now required from patients participating in experiments.

20.   The plaintiffs said the insurers had done so by interfering with physician-patient relationships and by preventing doctors from informing patients about insurance rules that limited their care.