Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to E S Gross.
The era of utilization management, in which each physician treatment decision is closely scrutinized, is quickly coming to an end. As utilization management begins to take a back seat to better cost consciousness in many health plans, executives will begin viewing the Internet as the avenue through which traditional utilization management changes.
An exploratory study of the patient consent process was conducted in seven large medical-surgical institutions. Analysis of the most recent literature on consent and of data provided by knowledgeable persons in each facility led to the conclusions that (1) the primary intent of obtaining patient consent is to legally protect the hospital and the physician, (2) legal and educational objectives are confused and entangled in the consent process, (3) legal objectives are not adequately met in any facility, and (4) the potential for sophisticated patient education is dim given existing procedures.
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