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Re: Informed Consent for prenatal ultrasoundFrom: DuBose, Terry (DuboseTerryJ@exchange.uams.edu)Fri May 14 10:33:25 1999
In my 23 years, I have never seen an informed consent for any sonographic procedure that did not involve needles or some sort of invasion. Not even for endovaginal... which some might consider an invasion. This is a new one on me... do you think it was just an idiosyncrasy of these two surveyors, or is this a real policy change for the JCAHO? Good luck with the accreditation... crossing my fingers for you. Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FAIUM University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR, USA http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm <http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm> - http://www.io.com/~dubose/ <http://www.io.com/~dubose/> -----Original Message----- From: jworrall@alaska.net [SMTP:jworrall@alaska.net] Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 10:02 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND Subject: Informed Consent for prenatal ultrasound Our Clinic is in the midst of a JCAHO Accreditation Survey (yesterday and today). Last evening at the first day summation briefing both surveyors (an MD and an administrator) recommended that we obtain informed consent for every prenatal ultrasound. I do not believe we are going to get a serious demerit because we do not presently do that. I readily agreed to do it. It can do not harm, and will not be a major problem for my ultrasound practice since I do only zero to four ultrasounds per day including gyn scans. I thought I would let everyone know. PS - the survey is going well and I think we will become Accredited! For those of you who have been through this, you know what a big deal it is! -- Joseph A Worrall MD RDMS Fairbanks, Alaska
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