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The subjective incremental cost of informed consent and documentation in hospital care: a multicentre questionnaire survey in Japan
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 04/21/09
Fukuda H et al. - The authors found a considerable increase in time spent on informed consent and documentation, and associated cost over a 7-year time period. Although greater attention to the informed consent process should be paid to ensure the notions of patient autonomy and self-determination, the increased resources devoted to these practices must be considered in light of current cost containment policies.
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