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When a trauma patient arrives via ambulance, access services staff must obtain information quickly, before the patient is taken for diagnostic tests or given medications, which make them drowsy.
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Many hospital associates believe that registration staff simply sit at their desk and greet patients, reports Barbara Blum, director of access, admitting, and registration at MedStar Health in Columbia, MD. "They have no idea what the registration staff's responsibilities include," Blum says.
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Research institutions increasingly conduct internal research site reviews or audits as a way to improve research regulatory compliance and prevent problems.
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In the fight against Alzheimer's disease dementia, researchers have long targeted beta-amyloid plaques, accumulated protein fragments in the brain that are a hallmark of the disease. The plaques are believed to contribute to the cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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As the human research protection program at Mount Sinai Medical Center prepared for accreditation in 2010, IRB Manager Stacy Chandna says she and her colleagues knew they had a daunting task ahead.
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Transitioning to an electronic submission process is challenging. It also is a time when IRBs need to pay close attention to current compliance practices with an eye on updating standard operating procedures to reflect the new electronic practices and processes.
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A new study looks at an intriguing strategy for improving study subjects' understanding and knowledge of clinical research.
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As genetic testing becomes better able to pinpoint risk factors for various diseases, is there potential harm to subjects in giving them test results, particularly when there are limited treatment and prevention options?
