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Committee Helps IRB Prepare for Accreditation and New Common Rule
Accreditation experts say IRBs should not make too many changes when they first seek accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs. It’s better to focus on what has to be done and to not do everything.
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Change Management Process Can Bring All Sides Together for Quality Improvement
One IRB receives process improvement help from a well-designed change management process that provides information, implements new procedures, and addresses the revised Common Rule and its effects.
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Preparing for Revised Common Rule? Aim for Efficient, Faster, Better IRB
With just a couple of months remaining to prepare for the revised Common Rule, the question for human research protection programs is: What needs to be done to make programs more efficient, faster, better quality, and compliant?
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State Supreme Court Reverses $22 Million Malpractice Case
Untreated hypoxia led to a patient's brain damage and quadriplegia for the rest of her life.
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Inability to Break Up Blood Clot Results in $6.6 Million Jury Verdict
A patient sued a hospital and several physicians, arguing that they were negligent in failing to timely diagnose her blood clot.
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Doctors Maintaining Certification Less Likely to Face Discipline
Physicians who maintain board certification within 10 years of their initial certification are more than two times less likely to face state medical board disciplinary actions than those who do not, according to recent research.
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Reduce Paper Records to Decrease Data Breaches
Healthcare organizations seeking to reduce the risk of data breaches should reduce how much protected health information they put on paper, while also stepping up “holistic” risk management efforts, according to a recent report.
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Report: Nurse Practitioners Pose Malpractice Risk Similar to Physicians
Nurse practitioners face malpractice risks similar to those of physicians. Hospitals should provide similar types and levels of education in risk management.
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Study: Diagnostic Accuracy Still Largest Claims Risk
Diagnosis failures still pose the biggest risk for malpractice claims. A recent review found that they account for 33% of medical professional liability claims.
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Patients Sometimes Game EMTALA System
EMTALA compliance is greatly complicated in communities with significant homeless populations.