'An open secret': Hospital let gynecologist perform 'unnecessary' C-sections, hysterectomies and other surgeries on over 500 women to boost revenue, suit says

A Virginia hospital let a doctor "routinely and knowingly" perform unnecessary surgeries "to increase its own revenue," ...
The Hill

HHS tells hospitals to get patient consent before invasive exams

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 ...
News9

Oklahoma's Own In Focus: A Tulsa Father's Unexpected Experience With New Medical Consent Procedures

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 ...
WFMZ-TV

Feds tell teaching hospitals to get consent before invasive procedures

(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.
CNN

Written patient consent required for sensitive exams, HHS guidance says

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 – ...