Clinical Trials Administrator Archives – September 1, 2009
September 1, 2009
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Wave of CT future: Comparative effectiveness research gets $1.1 billion in fed stimulus bucks
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) isn't new, but it's been given a huge boost this year with the stimulus package's approval of $1.1 billion for CER grants, distributed by several government agencies. -
CER efficacy linked to five key initiatives
There are a number of ways that comparative effectiveness research (CER) might impact health care research, practice, and policy, according to a new study. -
Here are some ideas for conducting comparative effectiveness research
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) grants will be distributed by three federal agencies, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the National Institutes of Health, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. -
Research institutions leaving money on table
An alarm went off when the research center at Yale University in New Haven, CT, was approached by a vendor who offered to capture their uncollected research payments for a fee equaling 70% of what they collected. -
Strategies for honing QI in budget process
One important strategy for improving a clinical trial site's quality in research and process is to make certain all employees handling budgets are well trained and experienced, an expert says. -
Training program boots rate of certified staff
The five-year-old, comprehensive research training program at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, has a six-month waiting list, despite it being voluntary. -
H1N1 pandemic vaccine trials at full speed
Bracing for a fall resurgence of the H1N1 influenza A pandemic, scientists at eight Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are conducting a series of clinical trials to test the newly developed vaccine.