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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Anyone who has had an MRI, a surgical procedure or even a ...

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released new guidance to reiterate and provide clarity regarding hospital requirements for informed ...

Informed consent represents one of the most important ethical aspects of clinical treatments and scientific research involving humans. This article will discuss the key elements of informed consent ...

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 ...

On August 15, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized Informed Consent: Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors (final guidance). This document finalizes, with new ...

Additionally, the patient must be informed of feasible alternative therapies. The two legal claims are distinct, and a physician can be sued for malpractice, a type of negligence, for failing to ...

The principle of respect for persons demands that participants enter the research voluntarily and with adequate information. When deceptive methodologies are used, participants are given incomplete or ...