New Federal Guidance Says Hospitals Must Have Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams
This regulation aims to “reiterate and provide clarity” of hospital requirements for educational purposes, regarding informed consent.
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This regulation aims to “reiterate and provide clarity” of hospital requirements for educational purposes, regarding informed consent.
The Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before they undergo sensitive examinations — such as pelvis and prostate exams — especially if the patients will be under anesthesia. A New York Times investigation in 2020 found that hospitals, doctors and doctors in training sometimes conducted pelvic exams on women who were under anesthesia, even when those exams were not medically necessary and when the patient had not au
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