IRB Advisor – October 1, 2005
October 1, 2005
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Many quality improvement studies are research needing IRB review
The line between quality improvement (QI) activities, which are intended to improve health care within an institution, and true research, which seeks to contribute knowledge to others outside the institution, has always been blurry. -
Deceiving subjects — What’s an IRB to do?
Deception has long been a tool of investigators conducting social and behavioral research. Subjects agreeing to a study may not know exactly what it is about, in order to elicit unguarded responses. -
Does records scanning violate patient privacy?
As technological advancements make it possible to quickly and easily scan large numbers of medical records to conduct research, there is increasing public concern about the possible intrusions to patient privacy. -
JCAHO, NCQA dissolve accrediting body
With only nine organizations receiving accreditation through its Partnership for Human Research Protection (PHRP), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and its partner in the effort, the National Commission on Quality Assurance (NCQA) have jointly decided to dissolve the agency. -
News Briefs
A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that deaths due to poor diet and physical inactivity rose by 33% over the past decade and soon may overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death.