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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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Understanding Whistleblower Protections in Healthcare – Legal Obligations and Compliance Implications

AIHC

This article illustrates how certified compliance professionals play a pivotal role in protecting whistleblowers and preventing retaliation. Introduction Healthcare compliance professionals are often the first line of defense when systems break down. The False Claims Act (31 U.S.C.

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Channeling the Power of Generative Health AI: Implications for Health Care, Research, and Governance (Part II)

Bill of Health

This means that, while we can generally envision how AI might help streamline IRB review , improve clinical trial design , facilitate regulatory compliance , and help predict patient preferences , each application will likely have its own practical requirements and constraints that can only be discovered through careful testing.

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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. These solutions deliver a myriad of benefits for trial sponsors, sites and patients.

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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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Safeguarding Patient Privacy Through EMR Compliance

Compliancy Group

Understanding the HIPAA rules and the security steps to take can help protect patient information and maintain EMR compliance. The HIPAA Security Rule requires healthcare organizations to protect EMRs through measures like encrypting stored information, access control, and keeping information trails for procedures like audits.

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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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