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Next stage for IRB collaborations: Better communication and connections
It’s complicated for research organizations to operationalize oversight of studies when relying on a single IRB for review of a multisite study, and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking might even complicate things more.
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‘Optimistic bias’ may subvert informed consent in early-phase cancer trials
There is a gray area where optimism in a research patient in early phase cancer trials crosses over to a misperception of benefit and raises ethical questions about informed consent.
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Maryland Gets a New View of Conflicts of Interest
An investigative committee at the University of Maryland in College Park recommends mandatory education on conflicts of interest for research faculty.
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Meningitis Update
MONOGRAPH: Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges lining the brain that if allowed to progress ultimately leads to increased intracranial pressure.
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Spend $5 and Save a Life
Spending less than $5 per person on healthcare services could save the lives of millions of mothers and children worldwide every year. -
Get More Bang for Your Buck
Would you rather receive $119 or more for $100 worth of Medicare services or $91 for that same $100 worth of services? -
Quality Reporting Costs $15 Billion Annually
U.S. physician practices in four common specialties spend, on average, 785 hours per physician per year and $15.4 billion annually dealing with the reporting of quality measures, according to a new study.
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Senior Patients: Unique Expectations, Needs
Serving senior-aged patients can require a different approach, and hospitals won’t know if they’re meeting the needs of this population without a strategy that involves measuring satisfaction and quality.
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Strategies for Recruiting Peer Review Physicians
Getting physicians to critique their colleagues has always been a challenge, but in recent years challenged physicians have increasingly used expensive litigation and claims of antitrust violations to defend themselves. That has made some physicians even more reluctant to participate in peer review, but there are solutions.
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Hospital Explains Errors with Duplicate Dose, Clonidine
A recent issue of the Safety Matters newsletter from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, includes stories about two errors that threatened patient safety. The incidents are typical of the errors shared publicly by the hospital.