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Report: NIH Clinical Center Riddled With Research Problems
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world — has been rocked by an independent panel report that found glaring errors in research oversight and safety.
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Internet Research and the IRB: Change is the Constant
Like a geologist identifying strata of rock, Elizabeth Buchanan, PhD, describes three distinct eras of the internet as a way of coming to grips with its profound implications for human research: the Old Ways, Social Media, and Big Data.
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Smoothing the Path for an IRB of Record
As increasing numbers of IRBs are entering into central IRB agreements, there are steps they can take to better prepare, including building trust with other research organizations and IRBs, experts say.
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Will NIH Answer Concerns from IRBs, Others?
The National Institutes of Health's final policy requiring the use of a single IRB for NIH-funded, multisite research leaves IRBs and research organizations with many unanswered questions.
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NIH’s New IRB of Record Policy Guidance Coming Soon
The Final National Institute of Health Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research acknowledges that additional guidance is needed and will be issued before May 25, 2017, when the policy becomes effective.
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IRBs Have Less Than a Year to Prepare for NIH Policy
Ready or not, IRBs across the United States have only 10 months remaining to change the way they handle reviews of multisite research that is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Medicaid Expansion Report Issued
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report summarizing previous research on how the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act has made healthcare more accessible and affordable for eligible low-income adults.
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How to Respond to Clinicians’ Complaints About Delays in Registration
“How come you are asking so many questions? I need you to register this person now!” While well-meaning, such statements made by clinicians often are unfounded.
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What Can Members of Patient Access Staff Disclose to Law Enforcement?
Jeffery Young, CHPA, CPP, president of the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, says a patient’s protected health information can be disclosed to law enforcement without the individual’s signed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act authorization in these situations:
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Does HIPAA Apply in Disasters? Registrars Can Say More Than They Realize
A frantic woman runs up to an ED registrar after a mass shooting to ask, “Is my son here?” Many registrars believe that if they answer this simple question, it’s a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This belief isn’t correct, says Kirk J. Nahra, JD, an attorney specializing in healthcare compliance at Wiley Rein in Washington, DC.