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As the national debate about illegal immigration heats up across the country, researchers continue to work to include such immigrants in their studies.
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Does the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) plan to release guidelines this year clarifying what is and isn't research requiring IRB review?
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Research compliance can be defined a variety of ways, and the trick is for institutions to define and understand the types of noncompliance that are reportable to federal agencies, a compliance expert says.
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In a little more than a year, if a patient develops an additional condition or infection after admission, your hospital may not get paid for treating the condition.
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A proactive approach to documentation improvement has paid off for Northwest Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle.
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A "discharge by appointment" initiative at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, MD, has had some success, but is being challenged by physician delays and families who aren't arriving on time.
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Patients and their families play an important role in reducing adverse events. A growing number of news reports and federal and local initiatives are calling for more consumer involvement in the prevention of medical errors.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed sweeping changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2008, which begins Oct. 1, 2007.
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A series of initiatives that includes on-site screeners for rehabilitation and long-term care, as well as a lounge for patients being discharged has helped Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City, MI, move patients safely through the continuum of care in a timely manner.
