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Comply with Privacy Rights to Avoid Unconsented Intimate Exams

AIHC

Written by Gabriella Neff, RHIA, CHA, CHC, CHRC, CHPC This past year, in 2024, revisions were made to clarify hospital guidelines related to informed consent specifically addressing UIEs (unconsented intimate exams) to patients while under anesthesia. OCR recently issued an FAQ focusing on this right. [6]

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Your Organization’s Guide to Handling HIPAA Documents

Compliancy Group

A critical job of compliance officers is handling HIPAA documentation, which makes it possible to provide employee training, outline correct procedures, and prove compliance with healthcare regulations. Patients must acknowledge with a signature that theyve received and understood this information.

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The New Era of Clinical Trials: Adopting Electronic Informed Consent

HIT Consultant

Director, Product & Strategy, Patient Consent, IQVIA Technologies The clinical trials landscape continues to evolve and with it, an exponential growth in the adoption of electronic informed consent (eConsent) solutions. Conventional, paper-based methods can overwhelm patients with lengthy, complex documents to read.

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The Legal and Ethical Imperative of Explicit Consent in Intimate Medical Procedures

AIHC

However, sensitive exams and other intimate tasks conducted without consent can leave patients feeling violated. Informed consent is a cornerstone of ethical medical practice. of them expressed a correct understanding of what constitutes informed consent. [3] Written by: Shelby Harriel-Hidlebaugh, M.Ed.

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Legal Responsibilities of Nurses in Medication Administration 

American Medical Compliance

Nurses must: Administer medications as prescribed Monitor for side effects Document properly Report any errors promptly Healthcare providers must also ensure their nurses are licensed and aware of their states regulations. Informed Consent Before giving any medication, patients have the legal right to understand what theyre receiving.

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Is Verbal Consent Permitted for HIPAA?

Compliancy Group

We review the fundamentals of HIPAA informed consent and discuss situations allowing HIPAA verbal consent to release information. The Law Behind HIPAA Informed Consent As the HIPAA Privacy Rule outlines, informed consent helps prevent the unauthorized use and disclosure of PHI.

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Informed Consent in Healthcare Training

American Medical Compliance

When a medical professional informs a patient of the advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives of a procedure or intervention, informed consent is obtained. According to the Joint Commission, all aspects of informed consent must be documented “in a form, progress notes, or elsewhere in the record.”