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release  

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  • A release is the relief from obligation, liability, or responsibility; in legal terms, the giving up of specific rights or claims to the benefit of another. Releases in health care deal with the granting of specific rights to another, with the presumption of a benefit accruing to the patient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Release]

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