National government and local governments must endeavor to undertake the necessary measures to enable medical care recipients to easily acquire the necessary information for choosing a hospital, clinic, or birthing center.
Establishers and administrators of medical institutions must endeavor to provide accurate and well-suited information on the medical care provided thereby, and to appropriately respond to queries from patients or their families, to enable medical care recipients to choose appropriate health and medical services.
医療提供施設の開設者及び管理者は、医療を受ける者が保健医療サービスの選択を適切に行うことができるように、当該医療提供施設の提供する医療について、正確かつ適切な情報を提供するとともに、患者又はその家族からの相談に適切に応ずるよう努めなければならない。
In order to contribute to the efficient provision of high-quality and appropriate medical care, citizens must endeavor to deepen their understanding of the importance of the sharing of functions and the coordination of operations among medical institutions, and to choose and receive medical care appropriately according to the functions of medical institutions.
国民は、良質かつ適切な医療の効率的な提供に資するよう、医療提供施設相互間の機能の分担及び業務の連携の重要性についての理解を深め、医療提供施設の機能に応じ、医療に関する選択を適切に行い、医療を適切に受けるよう努めなければならない。
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