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Case Managers Face Risk of PTSD During Pandemic
While hospitals and cities are in crisis mode, hospital nurses, physicians, case managers, and others stay focused on their daily work. But as the crisis period ends and the post-crisis period begins, they face the possibility of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.
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Research Organizations Face Challenges New and Old
As current studies resume and new studies are approved, IRBs and researchers should keep basic safety and regulatory practices in mind, according to experts on the front lines of human research protection and clinical trials.
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Q&A Part 3: IRBs Learn Positive and Instructional Lessons from Pandemic
IRB experts share the ways in which the pandemic has spurred innovation in their institutions.
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Q&A Part 2: How IRB Leaders Helped Staff, Board Members Cope with Uncertainty
Communication, stress, and anxiety were top concerns for IRB leaders and staff during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Q&A Part 1: IRBs Face Their Toughest Challenges with COVID-19
IRB leaders describe the challenges staff faced during the transition to remote working.
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IRB Pandemic Impact Report
In this question and answer special report, a dozen IRB administrators, directors, chairs, and other leaders from across the United States were asked about their facilities’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic’s early weeks.
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IRB Experts Offer Advice for Changing Research Landscape
It is clear that clinical trials now exist in a different world from what researchers, IRBs, and sponsors experienced in 2019. The key challenges are how to restart clinical trials, how to return to in-person visits, and how to manage the growing number of studies related to COVID-19.
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ACS Prepares Surgeons for Resuming Elective Procedures
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many facilities to press pause on regular operations. Now, some are ready to chart a course back toward some sense of normalcy.
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Tips for HIPAA Compliance During a Pandemic
Remember that the pandemic response may create unique Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance risks. Time, staffing, and focus are at a premium, but staying cognizant of patients’ privacy remains important.
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COVID-19 Changes HIPAA Compliance, But Caution Necessary
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has issued waivers and notices of enforcement discretion for several issues related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance, but healthcare organizations still must be careful to comply with the privacy law even during the pandemic.