New guidance released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 1, 2024, clarified that hospitals will not be eligible for ...
SAN FRANCISCO - A South Carolina jury awards a patient $2 million after a dentist pulled all of her top teeth, allegedly without her consent. A Washington jury awards a patient $14.8 million after jaw ...
Before you anesthetize your patient and begin the scheduled treatment, check that a signed informed consent is in the document center of the patient's computer chart or if a hard copy is in the paper ...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) revised hospital interpretive guidance in the State Operations Manual, Appendix A-Hospitals on April 1, 2024 in response to media stories of nation’s ...
As taught to would-be physicians and employed in medical practice, informed consent is a multi-step process, establishing: The Patient’s Competence or Capacity - the consenting individual has ...
Informed consent is a fundamental component of modern healthcare and represents a patient's right to understand and agree to a medical procedure, treatment or study. True informed consent empowers ...
The informed consent model of care is based on providing accurate and in-context information so that you can make the best decision about your healthcare plan. When people talk about options for ...