[Patient education and treatment documentation - law to improve the rights of patients]. / Patientenaufklärung und Behandlungsdokumentation - Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Rechte von Patientinnen und Patienten.

The Law to Improve the Rights of Patients came into force with the promulgation in the German Federal Law Gazette on February 25, 2013. Thus administrations of medical institutions and doctors of all disciplines should acquaint themselves with the statutory regulations and their impact on the daily practice. The present article describes and explains the statutory regulations concerning patient education and treatment documentation.