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Step Toward Bundled Payments
The final bundled payments rule is similar to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, but with a great deal more complexity.
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Has the Needlestick Problem Been Solved? AOHP Study Answers a Resounding ‘No’
Bloodborne pathogen exposures to healthcare workers were higher than expected and not declining in incidence rates, according to the latest results from the Exposure Study of Occupational Practice.
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NY Case Management Programs Encounter Enrollment Obstacles
One of the major challenges of a sweeping care coordination management program that targets people with the trio of medical, behavioral, and social problems is that this very population is among the most difficult to enroll in any kind of sustained healthcare effort.
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Health Home Model has Flexibility for ‘Social Determinants of Health’
'Social determinants of health' greatly affect some patients’ health, leading to worse outcomes unless those issues are resolved.
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As Demand for Case Managers Rises, Educators Meet the Need
Case management positions and hiring are on the rise as healthcare organizations respond to changes brought by the Affordable Care Act.
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IRBs Should Ensure that Proposed Studies Include Whether Research is ‘Reproducible’
An emerging body of research reveals that past studies — some of which may form the basis of current policies and recommendations — cannot be replicated by investigators today.
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Establishing Trust in Partnerships is Key to Centralized IRB Review
As IRBs begin to increase their reliance on central IRBs or form relationships as the IRB of record, the most important action they can take is to build close relationships and trust with research organizations and researchers, experts say.
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BEAM Program Provides a Buddy Mentoring Approach
Many IRB leaders struggle with attracting young professionals to the human research protection field, but few would dream of heading to elementary schools to groom the next generation of IRB members or experts.
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Big Sugar’s Smoking Gun
Though the influence of industry funding on research outcomes has long been a subject of concern for IRBs, it is unusual to find a “smoking gun” strongly linking an undisclosed funding source to biased research outcomes.
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Historical Exposé on Sugar Industry Funding Research has Relevant Lessons for Current IRBs
A recently published study linking secret funding by the sugar industry to bias in research studies published in the 1960s is less a historical curiosity than a clear warning to IRBs to remain vigilant about conflicts of interest.