Guidance from the Sequoia Project helps to design patient data sharing workflows and identify elements that may need to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexandra Fountaine, a medical student at Ohio University, poses for a picture in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, ...

Obtaining valid consent is a fundamental part of providing quality care and a key ethical and legal requirement in medicine. Issues around consent can, however, trip up even the most experienced ...

Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re under anesthesia, you shouldn’t have to worry that a medical student will perform a pelvic exam without your consent.

The doctor at the center of a Minot fertility lawsuit is denying allegations of breach in duty and violation of medical ethics. Dr. Dennis Lutz is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Jean Ann ...

A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. Colorado ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JESSE BEDAYN (Associated Press/Report for America) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level ...