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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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Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure

Bill of Health

Manta This month, New York became the latest to join the growing list of states that have ended their requirements for routine masking in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Ending routine masking in hospital settings is a dangerous move. It also exposes hospitals to the risk of liability.

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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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Quality Data Leads to Better Outcomes, Alignment & Informed Consent at ViVE2023

Healthcare IT Today

Modernizing Informed Consent – Interlace Health Informed Consent Nova is the next generation of Interlace Health’s technology that gets rid of paper consent forms which many healthcare organizations still use for informed consent.

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2 Important eSignature Use Cases: Informed Consent and Registration

Healthcare IT Today

We know that there are a lot of reasons for burnout in healthcare. One that sometimes people sweep under the rug a bit is the impact on productivity of outdated paper-based processes. One of those outdated paper processes that seems to still be lingering around in many healthcare organizations is paper based signatures. This is […].

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Inpatient telemedicine improves care and patient satisfaction at Howard University Hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With no vaccination or specific treatment on the horizon, Howard University Hospital, an academic medical center in the district, prepared for a major surge of COVID-19 patients. With a large Black community in Washington, Howard University Hospital prepared for disproportionately more patients and more severely ill patients.

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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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