Unlocking the Power of eSignature Lawfulness for Physical Exam Consent in the United States

How to eSign a document: e-signature lawfulness for Physical Exam Consent in United States

hello hello hello and welcome to my youtube channel this will be my first and only video that I will ever make in my life unless I need to do another one for class but then we will see the topic for this video is patient consent with signatures this is a very important aspect of the medical care facility and we will soon find out why the agenda of this presentation for the purposes of this presentation we will be reviewing five key aspects of the electronic signature and how it is used to obtain a patient's consent for treatment these five topics will be what are electronic signatures when wear electronic signatures integrated into the health record who uses electronic signatures why are electronic signatures important and how do we electronic signatures relate to the Health Information Management allied professionals so what are e electronic signatures under you're dying to find out electronic signatures or ecig matures are an integral part of the medical record they provide documentation that a patient has acknowledged and understood any proposed medical procedure that was recommended by their healthcare professional with the transition from traditional paper medical records to digital records EC dentures have replaced the traditional pen and paper contracts that used to get the patient's consent for treatment these signatures come in three types a digitized signature a biometric scan pin or and a digital certificate for the purpose of this presentation we will be focusing on the digital signature [Laughter] and with that we should be getting to win we're a signatures integrated into the healthcare system the introduction of East signatures was initially started in 1999 when it was introduced as the uniform electronic transaction act or the you ETA this acts aided that a signature be written by ink or electronically is a valid signature later in 2000 this Act was enforced by the electronic signatures in global and national Commerce or the e-sign act which granted legal recognition to electronic signatures and stated that they held the same legal weight as a traditional written signature who uses these signatures the advantage of the e signature is used throughout the entire journey of a patient through the medical care facility not only does the patient use this system to give consent and understanding of any procedures that they undergo it is also used by the healthcare providers involved in the patient's journey throughout this adventure from anyone who interest notes into the patient's progress reports to the specialist performing the procedure to their primary care provider themselves all of these medical professionals will have to sign their name on to the patient's medical record to document what was art was not done after all if it was not documented it never happened and suspense why are signatures important I'm sure y'all can come up with many reasons but this is one it is of vital importance that when a patient agrees to undergo a procedure such as a gastric bypass that they are aware of the consequences of their decision and that all that entails the eSignature of the patient acknowledges that the patient was of sound mind at that time and had full autonomy of their actions when the patient signs the digital dotted line it automatically applies a time stamp and is digitally dated this information is a lot harder to alter than it would be on a paper document if for some reason the patient decided to sue the healthcare provider for let's say master misrepresentation of the procedure then the signed and dated consent form that has the patient's signature would be used as evidence in court this type of document showed that the patient understood what the procedure would include is a vital part of any possible judicial verdict how do these signatures relate to h-i-m allied professions no work should be done without a contract signed by the involved parties stating what is to be done by whom and when when it comes to the healthcare field there should be no exception the eSignature process is used hospital wide and it is designed to follow any laws or rules so that applied to that form as well as the rules and regulation is set in place by that care facility the EC was your process can identify the author of the signature and guarantee the reliability of the signed contract all in all it can save a lot of legwork in tracking down information summary throughout the advancements of medical care and technology the introduction of electronic signatures for a patient's consent for medical treatment not only has been very convenient but also has become the standard practice of most if not all medical facilities this modern-day convenience and process of the paperless medical record is appreciated by everyone especially the trees yeah here are my references please feel free to look at them at your leisure they are also involved in the paper so this was my presentation on a signatures and 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