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Pediatric Safety Still Threatened by Electronic Health Records
Pediatric patients are at risk from electronic health records that do not adequately factor in their needs. Medication dosing is the biggest threat.
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FTC Investigations Could Bring Unwanted Scrutiny to Hospitals
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether hospitals and health systems violated antitrust laws through contracts with payers. Assess your risk before the government investigates.
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Establish Expectations, Communication With Outside Counsel
A hospital is best served when in-house counsel work closely with outside counsel. In-house counsel can provide background information and assistance, as they are the most knowledgeable about the hospital’s structure, policies and procedures, culture, and personalities.
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Outside Counsel Can Be the Right Choice, but Know When
Outside counsel can be an important resource for hospitals and health systems, but knowing when it is right to bring in someone can be difficult.
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OHRP Issues Guidance on Public Health Surveillance vs. Research
The Office for Human Research Protections recently published new draft guidance to clarify the difference between human research that might require IRB review and public health surveillance that is not defined as research.
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IRBs Can Learn to Deal With Medical Innovation Ambiguity
The lines between research and medical innovation can be blurry. When does a new surgical practice cross from case study to a study that must adhere to human research protection regulations?
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IRB Overhauls Its Minutes Template, Saving Time and Reducing Words
Before the revision, 23% of minutes were sent out within the same week as the IRB meeting. Now, 63% of minutes are sent out during the same week.
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Children’s Hospital Improves Assent-Consent With Animation Board Video
When a children’s hospital needed to approach research informed consent and pediatric assent with more creativity and flair, the research office asked children for input.
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HIV Research Poses Unique Ethical Issues
When IRBs review HIV studies, particularly those aimed at finding a cure to the disease, there are some tricky ethical challenges that might not be seen in other types of research.
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HIV Cure Research Includes Tricky Ethical Challenges
Some geneticists compared the work by He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, to the pioneering in vitro fertilization efforts that resulted in the birth of Louise Brown in 1978. Many others criticized the scientist for the ethical issues his experiment raised.