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News: Unable to care for herself, a Parkinsons disease patient contracted for services provided in her home, including meal preparation. One day, the home health company was short-staffed and subcontracted with a temporary personnel agency to care for the patient.
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The privacy regulations enacted as part of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) have caused some unforeseen complications for hospitals trying to ensure patient safety and improve communication between providers and patients, say health care professionals and legal experts.
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The summer 2003 Industry HIPAA survey conducted by HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) and Phoenix Health Systems found that not enough time was seen as the major roadblock to meeting the Oct. 16 implementation deadline for transactions and code sets (T&CS).
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IRB members who are accustomed to dealing with the serious potential physical risks associated with many biomedical research projects may give little thought to the risks inherent in social-behavioral research.
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Thanks to the volunteer work and sponsorship of community advocate and IRB member Isaac Hopkins of Plainfield, NJ, there is an inner-city Little League team where the 7- and 8-year-old players wear T-shirts that say, Do No Harm.
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More institutional review boards are seeing proposals for studies involving some type of genetic research, but many IRB members feel unprepared to appropriately review the study design and assess the potential risks involved.
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Research compliance is serious business, particularly when your studies involve humans. So serious, in fact that federal regulations exist, review boards have been developed to oversee the process, and organizations have sprung up to offer education and support to research professionals.
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IRBs may think their policies and procedures have covered all federal and state regulations, but in the experience of federal officials, there commonly are some lapses.
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Our institutions IRB is merging with another IRB. What can we do to make the transition efficient? (In other words, what can go wrong and how can we minimize the possibility?)
