The regulation and the provision of health care intersect very significantly in the area of patient care. State and federal laws govern, among other areas, informed consent, questions about end of life decisions, and the autonomy of patient decision making. The quality and seemlessness of patient care is critical to how patients perceive and evaluate the care they receive. In addition to varied and complex rules in many different areas of patient care, health care providers are further challenged in their provision of compliant patient care by the myriad of unique situations that arise...