Obtaining a patient’s consent is not the same as having a patient sign a consent form. While a written, countersigned document provides important evidence if consent is disputed in court, in order for ...

Informed consent is one of the most important aspects of conducting ethical research with human participants. Respecting the autonomy of research participants, the investigator must provide complete ...

There has been an increased focus over the past couple of years on patient rights, resulting in a renewed emphasis on informed consent by healthcare regulators, such as The Joint Commission. This ...

Smith and Mackie’s feature article addresses the worry that vaccine mandates—for example, requiring employees to get the ...

The healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with health information exchanges (HIEs) and health data utilities (HDUs) playing a pivotal role in facilitating the secure ...

Increasingly, medical procedures in the United States are being performed in ASCs. According to statistics released earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center ...

Patient/parent recall of facts discussed during the consent process is generally good. Particular emphasis should be placed on risks of orthodontic treatment at the time of consent. Consent should be ...

A group of UAB researchers developed a web-based decision support tool in their recent publication, “Patient, Nurse, Medical Assistant, and Surgeon Perspectives Inform the Development of a Decision ...

Informed consent (IC) struggles to meet the ethical principles it strives to embody in the context of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Patients often participate in multiple clinical trials ...