Opportunities to improve informed consent with AHRQ training modules.

Sarah J. Shoemaker; Cindy Brach; Alrick Edwards; Salome O. Chitavi; Rene Thomas; Melanie Wasserman

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Opportunities to improve informed consent with AHRQ training modules.

June 13, 2018

Shoemaker SJ, Brach C, Edwards A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018;44(6):343-352.

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The process of informed consent is designed to ensure that patients fully understand risks, benefits, and alternatives when receiving certain treatments. In this mixed-methods study, researchers examined the impact of two Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality informed consent training modules across four hospitals.

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