A proposed class action against Sharp HealthCare alleges that clinicians used an AI scribe tool to record patient visits ...

(CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on Monday clarifying that hospitals must obtain written consent for sensitive exams, such as pelvic, breast or prostate exams ...

Providing patient-centered education and navigation support significantly increases consent rates for genomic testing, making ...

Here are four findings from the updates: 1. Given the increasing concern over the lack of informed patient consent before training and education-related examinations outside of the medically required ...

Alexandra Fountaine, a medical student at Ohio University, poses for a picture in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on May 11. Fountaine testified before a committee earlier this month ...

Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HHS responded to reports of trainees examining patients under anesthesia without their consent. The guidance ...

The Idaho legislature has amended Idaho’s Medical Consent Act. The redlined changes are shown here. Effective July 1, 2023, the rules for medical consents in Idaho are as follows: 1. Need for Informed ...

Colorado medical providers will need to get patients' prior consent before medical students can perform pelvic exams on them while they are unconscious for a procedure under a bill signed into law ...

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