Informed Consent and the Legal System

This course is not in-lieu of legal advice. Consult with an attorney & be sure you comply with state and federal laws. In this intermediate course, you will learn about the reasons for and history of informed consent. You will also learn about the reasons that true informed consent is so hard to obtain. You will learn about the risks and benefits, to the patient, of disclosing their PHI, and of refusing to disclose (asserting privilege). We also cover several features common to the situation, independent of which choice the patient makes. Finally, the course identifies a number of recommendations for your practice – before a request for disclosure is made, when disclosure is anticipated, when the request is received, how to fulfill the disclosure request, and if the court demands that you testify.