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Defending AMA Cases Costs Average of $400K
The number of patients who sue after leaving AMA is not clear, and hospitals can prevail when they have proper documentation.
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Patients Leaving Against Medical Advice Create Liability Risk
Patients who refuse care and leave against medical advice pose significant liability risks to hospitals and other providers.
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SACHRP on Verge of Finalizing Informed Consent Guidance
The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections expects later this year to finalize guidance related to the new Common Rule.
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Potential Adverse Outcomes of Gene Therapy
Gene therapy may warrant long-term follow-up of research subjects due to the risk of delayed adverse events.
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FDA Gene Therapy Draft Calls for Long-term Follow of Subjects
The FDA recently issued multiple draft guideline documents on the fast-emerging field of gene therapy, including guidance on specific diseases like hemophilia and the need to follow some research subjects long-term to assess delayed adverse events.
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Consistency Is a Challenge, but Necessary With Multiple Institutional IRBs
Research institutions that undergo accreditation preparation quickly learn that having separate policies and procedures for each IRB is a problem.
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Newly Accredited Program Has Made Policies and Procedures Easier to Follow
When the human research protection program at the University of Florida decided to undergo accreditation with the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, officials revised policies and procedures, making them consistent across IRBs and easy to follow.
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Tackling AAHRPP Accreditation Requires Time, Focus, Documentation
Research institutions seeking first-time accreditation or reaccreditation can always expect challenges. These hurdles are a little higher now as rules and regulations will change in 2019 under the new Common Rule.
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Social Media and Young Nurses Could Be Bad Combination
Nurses new to the field should be reminded about the risk to their own careers from careless or unwise posts on social media, which also will help protect the hospital or health system from associated liability.
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Injuries From Fall at Hospital Lead to Patient’s Death, $3 Million Verdict
A subdural hematoma caused brain swelling and left-side paralysis.