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In what its sponsors say is a first-of-its-kind program in the United States, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has shown that quality of care can be improved significantly for nursing home residents through a systematic and consistent implementation of best practices protocols.
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The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers in Ann Arbor, as well as a number of other academic health centers, prohibits distributing drug samples to patients.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has released two reports that represent the first national, comprehensive effort to measure the quality of health care in America and differences in access to health care services for priority populations.
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In our cover story in the November 2003 issue, Tania Bridgeman, RN, PhD, director of clinical path development of the University of California at Irvine Medical Center, was quoted as using a clinical documentation system called TDF from Atlanta-based Eclypisis.
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O'Mathuna DP. Therapeutic touch for pain. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(3):17-20.
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Director Argues for Rigorous CAM Research; WHO Issues Guidelines About Medicinal Plant Production and Collection; One-third of CAM Centers Have No Physician Involvement. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(3):23-24.
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The recent lawsuit against Abiomed Inc. of Danvers, MA, and others involved in clinical trials involving the AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart shows that sometimes the best preparation and informed consent process still cannot prevent litigation.
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No investigator or coordinator wants to believe it could happen. But in clinical trials, injuries or adverse events are always a possibility. The question for many is, What will happen to study subjects who are injured in the course of their research participation?
