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Intern Med J. 2019 Jul;49(7):923-929. doi: 10.1111/imj.14339.

Electronic informed consent: the need to redesign the consent process for the digital age.

Internal medicine journal

Helen Lunt, Saxon Connor, Helen Skinner, Greg Brogden

Affiliations

  1. Corporate Office, Canterbury District Health Board, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  3. Department of Surgery, Canterbury District Health Board, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. Older Persons Health & Rehabilitation, Canterbury District Health Board, Canterbury, New Zealand.

PMID: 31295775 DOI: 10.1111/imj.14339

Abstract

The delivery of healthcare, which includes the informed consent process, is moving to a digital environment. This change in informed consent delivery will be associated with opportunities, risks and also unintentional consequences. Physicians are well placed to contribute to the ongoing dialogue about what is needed to make the informed consent process fit for purpose, in the digital age.

© 2019 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Keywords: consent form; informed consent; patient preference

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