Tag: Health and Human Services Department

Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says

The Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before they undergo sensitive examinations — like 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 […]

Read More