As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Informed Consent. MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Informed Consent:

	Note: POLICY: It is the policy of that all inpatient and outpatient medical records must contain a properly executed and completed written informed consent form for all procedures and treatments specified by the facility's medical staff, and state or federal laws/regulations. 's informed consent process assures patients or their legal representatives are given the information and disclosures needed to make an informed decision about whether to consent to surgery/procedures/treatments. Informed consent must be obtained from the patient, or the patient's legal representative, by the...
Second excerpt:
	...or About any business relationships between individuals treating the patient or between the organization and any other healthcare, service or educational institutions involved in the case of the patient. Duration of Informed Consent: Has continuing force and effect until the patient revokes the consent, or Circumstances have changed which would affect the nature of, the risks of the procedure and/or the alternatives to the procedure for which the patient gave the consent. REFERENCE: CMS...