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As IRBs review research proposals that may include illegal immigrants or even recruit them outright those who work with this population say there are a number of issues boards should consider:
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A "flurry" of new studies suggesting that there is a link between sexually transmitted diseases and non-circumcision has led the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) to undertake a new review of its policy on the procedure.
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Research compliance can be defined a variety of ways, and the trick is for institutions to define and understand the types of noncompliance that are reportable to federal agencies, a compliance expert says.
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Does the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) plan to release guidelines this year clarifying what is and isn't research requiring IRB review?
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As the national debate about illegal immigration heats up across the country, researchers continue to work to include such immigrants in their studies.
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A study published in the March 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine1 found that interventions for chronic conditions in the Health Disparities Collaboratives led to improvements in processes of care, but the authors could not document improvement in clinical outcomes.
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A case in which a Lafayette, LA, case manager was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice should serve as a reminder to case managers that they must be familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) as well as their local and state patient privacy laws, says Elizabeth Hogue, Esq., a Burtonsville, MD, attorney in private practice specializing in health care issues.
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A series of initiatives that includes on-site screeners for rehabilitation and long-term care, as well as a lounge for patients being discharged has helped Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City, MI, move patients safely through the continuum of care in a timely manner.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed sweeping changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2008, which begins Oct. 1, 2007.
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Patients and their families play an important role in reducing adverse events. A growing number of news reports and federal and local initiatives are calling for more consumer involvement in the prevention of medical errors.