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[Editor's note: This article is the first in a two-part series on preventing violence. In this story we examine the keys to a zero tolerance policy. In next month's issue, we will discuss key recommendations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the importance of communicating effectively with patients and their families.]
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EDs at a number of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) hospitals in the Southeast are using "new media" to inform patients of their average wait times over the past several hours. These times have been posted on hospital web sites, digital billboards, and most recently, via text messaging.
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Human subjects research organizations need a thorough, fair, and effective way of handling complaints and concerns about research trial ethical and regulatory violations.
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If your IRB office is well-organized, but IRB member information is dated and difficult to track, then it's time for a simple electronic solution: an IRB member roster.
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With the end of the 2009-2010 flu season, it's easy to get complacent about the threat of pandemic flu. After all, the much-feared H1N1 virus appears to be on the wane in the United States, and total deaths here didn't reach some dire predictions made last summer.
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Improving the participation of minority populations in research has been a holy grail for researchers and IRBs.
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As sweeping as the 906-page health care reform bill is, it will have limited impact on human subjects research protection, experts say.
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A recent analysis of clinical trials showing that gays and lesbians have been excluded from certain types of studies is causing reverberations within the research community and beyond.
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