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One woman's vision of a new type of hospital -- sparked after the lack of personalized care she experienced during treatment for a serious illness -- resulted in the creation of the Planetree organization, which has become became a leader in pioneering patient-centered care.
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A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) audit at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta is raising concerns in the information technology industry that there may be more HHS enforcement actions relating to HIPAA data security requirements.
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says a loophole in medical privacy law is allowing pharmacies to "auction off" customer records, including prescriptions, information about medical conditions, Social Security numbers, and insurance records "to the highest bidder."
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Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and caused a mass evacuation of New Orleans, research institutions in the city are still recovering.
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For many IRB offices, it's difficult to find time to handle the daily ethics review work, and so revising policies and implementing new policies can be a difficult challenge.
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While a devastating Category 5 hurricane may not be a realistic threat to your IRB's operations, there are still a number of disaster scenarios that could cause evacuations and region-wide disruptions in communications everything from earthquakes and flooding to potential Sept. 11-style terrorist attacks.
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For years, IRBs have been urged to improve the diversity of their memberships by adding unaffiliated and nonscientist members; the theory being that lay members bring a greater emphasis on the subject's perspective, and can more easily ensure that subjects understand informed consent.
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Very few informed consent policies are extensive enough to convince one IRB director that the protections are extended to everyone who might be asked to participate in a study.
