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As research participants confront ever more-complicated clinical trials, they also encounter longer, more complex consent forms. Concerns that informed consent isn't necessarily enhanced by these documents has led researchers to seek more useful ways of educating subjects about the study they're considering.
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Experienced and educated IRB professionals are in a very good position this year to command top salaries and find jobs in a variety of research settings, according to experts and the results of the 2007 salary survey conducted by IRB Advisor.
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Quality improvement (QI) is such an important part of the daily work process at one independent, Midwestern IRB that there are 17 employees on the regulatory affairs and quality improvement team.
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A 27-year-old former college football player came in for an elective procedure to relieve hip pain. According to media reports, he hoped the surgery would clear a path for him to audition for a professional football team.
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Many health care providers are formally adopting policies that state they will not bill patients or insurers for the worst type of mistakes known as "never events" because they should never happen. One example is intraoperative or immediately postoperative death in an ASA Class I patient.
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Surgeons have long been reluctant to use blunt suture needles, but new messages from the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) may get their attention. Those organizations are actively promoting the use of blunt suture needles.
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One of the benefits of sponsoring community events or open houses is increasing awareness of your facility's name in a positive light. While most outpatient surgery program managers are pleased with direct contact with business leaders, referring physicians, potential patients, and community members, media coverage increases the audience that learns about the program.
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Imagine a communitywide outbreak so pervasive that employees fell ill at work, 40% called in sick, and even the chief nursing executive pitched in to work as a staff nurse.
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With almost 49% of the respondents to the 2007 Same-Day Surgery Salary Survey reporting that their staff sizes have increased during the past year, the challenge of recruiting new employees and retaining experienced employees grows and is exacerbated by the nursing shortage and the aging of the work force.
