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Can Alarm Fatigue Be Conquered?
Yes, say the hospitals cutting the noise.
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AMA calls for clinical trial transparency
The American Medical Association has joined the AllTrials initiative, giving the campaign for clinical trial data transparency a formidable ally with the largest physician membership in the U.S.
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Here’s how to improve reviews of socio-behavioral protocols
IRBs that predominantly review biomedical protocols might find it less clear in determining risks when reviewing socio-behavioral research.
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Ethics tool could enhance protocols and subject protection
A multiple stakeholder group developed a protocol ethics tool kit to ensure there is no missing information regarding ethics considerations in protocols.
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Next stage for IRB collaborations: Better communication and connections
It’s complicated for research organizations to operationalize oversight of studies when relying on a single IRB for review of a multisite study, and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking might even complicate things more.
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‘Optimistic bias’ may subvert informed consent in early-phase cancer trials
There is a gray area where optimism in a research patient in early phase cancer trials crosses over to a misperception of benefit and raises ethical questions about informed consent.
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Maryland Gets a New View of Conflicts of Interest
An investigative committee at the University of Maryland in College Park recommends mandatory education on conflicts of interest for research faculty.
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Quality Reporting Costs $15 Billion Annually
U.S. physician practices in four common specialties spend, on average, 785 hours per physician per year and $15.4 billion annually dealing with the reporting of quality measures, according to a new study.
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Senior Patients: Unique Expectations, Needs
Serving senior-aged patients can require a different approach, and hospitals won’t know if they’re meeting the needs of this population without a strategy that involves measuring satisfaction and quality.
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Strategies for Recruiting Peer Review Physicians
Getting physicians to critique their colleagues has always been a challenge, but in recent years challenged physicians have increasingly used expensive litigation and claims of antitrust violations to defend themselves. That has made some physicians even more reluctant to participate in peer review, but there are solutions.