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Internet Research and the IRB: Change is the Constant
Like a geologist identifying strata of rock, Elizabeth Buchanan, PhD, describes three distinct eras of the internet as a way of coming to grips with its profound implications for human research: the Old Ways, Social Media, and Big Data.
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Smoothing the Path for an IRB of Record
As increasing numbers of IRBs are entering into central IRB agreements, there are steps they can take to better prepare, including building trust with other research organizations and IRBs, experts say.
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Will NIH Answer Concerns from IRBs, Others?
The National Institutes of Health's final policy requiring the use of a single IRB for NIH-funded, multisite research leaves IRBs and research organizations with many unanswered questions.
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NIH’s New IRB of Record Policy Guidance Coming Soon
The Final National Institute of Health Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research acknowledges that additional guidance is needed and will be issued before May 25, 2017, when the policy becomes effective.
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UK Audit on End-of-Life Care Results in Widespread Negative Media Coverage
An audit of 9,302 patients who died in National Health Service hospitals conducted by London’s Royal College of Physicians revealed that for 19% of cases, there was no evidence that the do-not-resuscitate order was discussed with the patient’s loved ones.
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Good computer logs critical to detecting breach
A detailed record of who accessed data, when, and how often might be the only way an organization can trace the source of a HIPAA breach.
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If they’re so difficult to reprocess, why are duodenoscopes approved for surgery?
With all of the difficulties in cleaning duodenoscopes, and the potential for outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, some outpatient surgery managers are questioning why these scopes are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. However, the benefits outweigh the risks, some sources say.
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Hospital goes high tech, improves hand hygiene
An Alabama hospital greatly improved hand hygiene compliance and significantly reduced healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) after installing an automated hand-hygiene monitoring system.
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New task force aims to revamp revenue cycle with a ‘patient-centric’ focus
When payers, providers, revenue cycle vendors, consultants, and financial institutions met to discuss the next generation of revenue cycle management processes and tools, there was a surprising amount of agreement.
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Primary care-based interventions cut admissions, ED visits
Since Lehigh Valley Health Network started its Community Care Team initiative in 2012, at-risk patients who received interventions from an interdisciplinary team of clinicians reduced hospital admissions by 49% and emergency department visits by 25%.