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Genetic therapies are rapidly moving from the laboratory into the clinical setting, with more investigators testing experimental gene delivery systems and therapies designed to fundamentally alter our bodies to prevent or treat disease.
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Efforts to improve clinical trial participation among medically underserved populations often overlook one group in particular, say some cancer researchers in California.
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The very idea of deciding when to waive parental permission or allow investigators to inquire into a teenagers sexual history and drug use may make some IRBs a little nervous. But experts in socio-behavioral research involving adolescents say such situations are common and typically involve less than normal risk.
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Several leading medical and science journals fail to enforce their own policies for disclosing financial conflicts of interest among contributing authors, according to a study released July 12 by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
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Outpatient surgery managers are taking notice of 31 lawsuits that have been filed against nearly 300 nonprofit hospitals and the Chicago-based American Hospital Association (AHA) in federal court since June. The lawsuits claim some tax-exempt hospitals charged uninsured patients more than insured ones or that they use aggressive collection practices against low-income patients.
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Keep in mind that for public relations (PR) purposes, and in some cases for legal purposes, a collections firm is an extension of your program, says Scott Becker, CPA, JD, co-chair of the Health Care Department at the Chicago-based law firm McGuireWoods.
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Operation Access, a nonprofit organization, brings together 110 physicians, 155 nurses and techs, and 16 hospitals that volunteer their OR time, fees, pharmaceuticals, and other supplies. In 2003, the organization performed 260 cases.
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I often receive multiple questions from Same-Day Surgery readers, but theyre on the same topic. Ive addressed several below. I always welcome your e-mails. All are confidential and deleted from our server when read, so you can speak honestly!
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Medications, surgical fires, timeliness of reports, and falls are new additions to the 2005 National Patient Safety Goals and Requirements published by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Lumpectomy has long been recognized as an effective alternative to mastectomy for many types of malignant tumors, but the use of a cryo-probe to locate and isolate small tumors promises even more benefits to surgeons and patients.
