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One of the major fraud prevention efforts over the past decade has been the development and publication of compliance program guidance (CPG) for various aspects of the health care industry. Most recently, we have seen this effort with respect to the pharmaceutical industry and a focus on its relationship to health care providers.
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As long as local protocols continue to enroll subjects and collect data, they must submit to annual reviews by the institutional review board. But what happens once the study concludes, enrollment is closed, and all data are collected? What obligation does the IRB have to continue monitoring the study?
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Question: Should an IRB have a conflict of interest (COI) policy? If so, what should be in it?
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Health care workers with pneumonia may be the sentinels for a new outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Faced with the dilemma of identifying the first suspected cases of SARS amid a backdrop of widespread, seasonal respiratory illness, public health authorities are urging hospitals to monitor their employees health.
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In the past outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), some visitors, patients, and employees were exposed to the virus before anyone was aware that another patient or visitor was infected.
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Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic was its patterns of spread. Sometimes, few people became infected, despite exposure. In other cases, dozens of people became ill.
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How well your employees comply with proper hand hygiene may affect not only hospital-based infections, but accreditation ratings as well.
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With hospital administrators a key target audience, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has slated a national infection control conference that will emphasize the importance of adequately funding an increasingly important program.
