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There is a growing focus on identifying a core set of quality metrics that can be used to improve both palliative and end-of-life care.
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Data on physicians prescribing is routinely purchased from pharmacies, with physicians identified through information purchased from the American Medical Association.
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A growing number of clinics around the world are advertising therapeutic applications for stem cell treatments that have not been subjected to well-controlled trials.
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One chief hurdle in human research protection program (HRPP) accreditation is the mindset that its all about the IRB, an expert says.
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While the informational quality of internationally registered trials has increased, theres still room for improvement, according to a recent study.
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An IRB member and human research protection expert learned firsthand how complicated informed consent (IC) forms could be when her granddaughter was seriously ill.
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The exponential increase in smartphones and social networking sites has led to concerns from some patients regarding the possible unlawful distribution of images outside the realms of their care.
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The Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center IRB and a special task force developed guidance and a template for improving and simplifying informed consent forms.
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As technology in genetic and genomic research expands, most if not all IRBs will face the issue of incidental findings, including how to manage them, and whether researchers have a duty to report them to study participants, experts say.
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There are no industry standards for handling incidental findings (IFs) in research.