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2. Informed consent - Wikipedia

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   The informed consent doctrine is generally implemented through good healthcare practice: pre-operation discussions with patients and the use of medical consent forms in hospitals. However, reliance on a signed form should not undermine the basis of the doctrine in giving the patient an opportunity to weigh and respond to the risk.

3. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   In some cases a living will may forbid the use of various kinds of burdensome medical treatment. It may also be used to express wishes about the use or foregoing of food and water, if supplied via tubes or other medical devices. The living will is used only if the individual has become unable to give informed consent or refusal due to incapacity.

4. Prior authorization - Wikipedia

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   Prior authorization is a check run by some insurance companies or third-party payers in the United States before they will agree to cover certain prescribed medications or medical procedures. [2] There are a number of reasons that insurance providers require prior authorization, including age, medical necessity, the availability of a generic ...

5. More states are requiring patients to give consent for ...

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   A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 ...

6. Cigna removes pre-authorization requirement for 25% of ... - AOL

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   The prior authorization, or pre-certification process, requires healthcare providers to get coverage approval for certain non-emergency procedures. ... chief medical officer of Cigna Healthcare ...

7. Oklahoma bill would make medical care requiring prior ... - AOL

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   The bill defines prior authorization as “the process by which utilization review entities determine the medical necessity and medical appropriateness of otherwise covered health care services ...