On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released new guidance which requires hospitals to obtain informed consent from patients before practitioners, or medical or ...

Informed consent remains critical in healthcare, and over the last several years, there have been multiple updates from agencies and commissions providing clarifications. Most recently in April 2024, ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing across modern healthcare, yet its role in pediatric surgery remains limited and ethically complex.

(The Center Square) – A top federal official sent a letter Monday to medical schools and teaching hospitals telling them to get consent from patients before invasive medical procedures. U.S.

A Tulsa father was recently asked to sign a consent form on behalf of his son, but he said it wasn't clear that he was agreeing to allow a medical student to do a pelvic exam on his infant son while ...

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