Good afternoon, I am trying to see how our well the staff in our organization identify incidents that lead to litigation. The way that I've heard a few organizations do this is through what I've heard call the surprise rate, which is the number of suits with incident reports filed (before they ...

We do not require a witness signature on procedural consents. We removed it from policy last year. The witness was only for the signature, not what was discussed. A consent doesn't even need to be on a consent form; it could be in a provider note, so the witness to the signature was pointless. However, ...

I would also be interested in seeing your policy if available. Thank you

Hello Melissa, We are accredited by DNV also, and the provider can serve as the witness to the patient's signature. We require a second witness in the case of telephone consent. I hope this helps, I have attached our policy please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks Nellie