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In a recent study conducted by researchers at Duke University, in Durham, NC, the use of an automated surveillance system for identifying adverse drug events (ADEs) proved far superior to voluntary reporting.
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The general public in Louisiana now can access price and quality information for all the hospitals in the state at Louisiana Hospital Inform (www.lahealthinform.org), a web site launched by the Louisiana Hospital Association (LHA).
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A first-of-its-kind study of a state's hospitals and their progress in implementing the National Quality Forum's "30 Safe Practices" has yielded some interesting results and, according to the authors, opened up some new benchmarking opportunities.
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It may not surprise most people in the clincial trials industry, but a new study says that when cardiovascular trials are funded by for-profit sponsors they are more likely to report positive findings.
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The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia rolled out its own on-line clinical trials registry nearly a year ago as a trials recruitment tool.
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Clinical trial registration rapidly is gaining acceptance and soon could be a standard for researchers and sponsors alike.
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Studies continue to show a high turnover rate of investigators, which has resulted in a pattern in which only 10% of investigators have significant experience in clinical trials. Furthermore, there was a 1,000% increase in complaints to the FDA about investigators between 1998 and 2003.
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The IRB process has become more prominent and formal in recent years, and as a result of that change there have been conflicts about the IRB's reach: Is everything that involves a new treatment and outcomes measurements considered research and subject to IRB review?
