Health data’s potential can be vertigo-inducing, with seemingly limitless insights available to be mined from data sets old and new. The risks, too, can turn the stomach: faulty and biased algorithms; ...

Informed consent is a process that’s required for most medical procedures. However, there’s often confusion about what informed consent is, what it means, and when it’s needed. In a healthcare setting ...

Because this claim often rides along in surgery cases, defense counsel must know how to evaluate and defend it from the moment a file is opened. Plaintiffs’ lawyers who sue proceduralists often tack ...

Failure to obtain informed consent can result in significant consequences Exceptions to informed consent apply only in limited circumstances Elements of valid informed consent include patient capacity ...

Informed consent is more than just a form; it is a process that actively involves the participant. It is an "ongoing exchange of information between the investigator and [participant]" per the OHRP.

See Corrections & Amplifications item below. Informed consent may be the biggest misnomer in medicine: Studies show that most patients don't read the forms they sign before undergoing surgery or ...

A lot has been written about ensuring that the language of informed consent forms is at a level that is easily understandable, and for good reason. The Food and Drug Administration requires all ...

According to federal Medicaid policy, patients with publicly funded health insurance are required to sign a special consent form, the Medicaid Title XIX Sterilization Consent Form, while patients with ...

Under Colorado law, students under the age of 18 who receive medical treatment at Wardenburg Health Center must first have a parent or guardian sign the Parental/Guardian Consent for Treatment of a ...