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IRBs that are not quite ready to apply for an accreditation might take advantage of a free quality improvement (QI) program established by the Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) in Rockville, MD.
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IRB approval of human-subject study protocols may be insufficient to truly protect research participants and the integrity of the investigators, particularly when an outside corporation sponsors the trial, a new study by researchers at Durham, NC-based Duke University claims.
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Fee-based on-line consultations come with additional risks, according to the eRisk Working Group on Healthcare, a consortium of professional liability carriers, medical societies and state board representatives.
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The SCPIE Companies, an insurer in Los Angeles, recently offered its own advice on reducing the risk of e-mail communication in health care.
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Certain characteristics may help you spot which surgeons are most likely to have malpractice suits filed against them, allowing you to focus your risk management education on those most in need of help, according to a physician who has studied the phenomenon.
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Researchers have found that a new computer system that uses bar codes to safeguard patients medications can work successfully, but not without creating new, serious problems for nurses charged with patient care.
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The Center for Patient Advocacy recently released a survey of surgeons, operating room nurses, and consumers, which suggests that health care professionals have serious concerns about the reuse of single-use medical devices and their impact on patient health and safety.
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Questions still remain about the plan to vaccinate some health care workers against smallpox as health care leaders debate the safety of the vaccine, how it will worsen the shortage of personnel, and its potential liability concerns.
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Recently released guidelines on how to safely use e-mail to communicate with patients will become the standard of care in short order, says one expert. That means health providers must comply with the recommendations quickly or risk increased liability.
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After several visits to its family physician, an 11-month-old child was taken to a hospital emergency department (ED). The child was then transferred to a childrens hospital, where a test for tuberculosis (TB) was positive. While the TB had gone undiagnosed and untreated, the child developed meningitis, which eventually led to brain damage.
