The Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued revisions and clarifications about requirements for informed consent in hospitals. The update to surveyor guidance is based on increasing concerns about the absence of informed patient consent prior to allowing practitioners or supervised medical, advanced practice provider, or other applicable students to perform training- and education-related examinations outside the medically necessary procedure (such as breast, pelvic, prostate, a…

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