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Documenting Informed Consent for Chemotherapy

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Amy C. Blackwell, JD

Richard C. Boothman, JD

As a result of its participation in the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Quality Oncology Practice Initiative project, the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) discovered it was performing below its peers in documenting patient consent for cancer chemotherapy. This led to an examination of the process for obtaining a patient's consent for chemotherapy, and the requirements for obtaining a patient's consent. We were asked to comment on our role as attorneys in advising the health system on its risk management strategies and on ways to address this problem, and to . . . [Click for More]