{"id":2304,"date":"2026-07-10T10:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medudoc.com\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:13:02","slug":"the-information-sheet-is-not-a-form-but-the-result-of-a-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medudoc.com\/en\/patientenaufklaerung\/the-information-sheet-is-not-a-form-but-the-result-of-a-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The information sheet is not a form, but the result of a process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With medudoc, a digital informed consent form<\/a> is not created by selecting a suitable template from a library, but is generated automatically from upstream data: medical history, type of procedure, and individual risk profile are combined to produce a patient-specific Informed Consent Sheet (IC Sheet). The form is thus the end product of a data flow\u2014not the starting point of a form-filling process. <\/p>\n\n

What is the difference between a form and a data flow end product?<\/h2>\n\n

A form is filled out by a person. A data flow output is automatically generated from existing structured data\u2014the patient reads and signs the completed document instead of filling it out themselves. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Traditional informed consent forms, whether on paper or as PDFs, are templates: one form per type of procedure, which the treating professional fills in with patient-specific information. The digital informed consent form on medudoc works the other way around. Medical history, procedure details, and risk profile are already available in a structured format before the form is even created\u2014the IC Sheet is generated from this data, not filled out manually. <\/p>\n\n

Characteristic<\/th>Traditional Information Sheet<\/th>IC Sheet as the Final Data Flow Product<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Starting point<\/td>Blank or partially filled-out form<\/td>Existing medical history and procedure data<\/td><\/tr>
Customization<\/td>Manually, through a doctor’s note<\/td>Automated based on risk profile and procedure data<\/td><\/tr>
Multilingualism<\/td>Separate documents for each language<\/td>One document: original German version plus translation<\/td><\/tr>
Update<\/td>Some sheets need to be replaced<\/td>Content is managed centrally within the medical editorial network<\/td><\/tr>
Proof of Consent<\/td>Signature on paper or PDF<\/td>Consent Trail with reading time, follow-up questions, and timestamps<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

What data is included in an individual IC sheet?<\/h2>\n\n

An IC Sheet incorporates data from at least four sources: the patient’s medical history, the planned type of procedure, the calculated risk profile, and the patient’s language preference.<\/p>\n\n