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Research institutions are becoming more sophisticated in their recruitment and retention of community IRB members, says Marjorie Speers, PhD, executive director of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
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The implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has added length and complexity to the process of getting research approved.
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New members on an IRB always need some amount of education to understand how the review process works and what their role will be on the board.
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When the IRB at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT, spent two years seeking accreditation, the institution's electronic system was what helped most, the IRB director says.
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At least one research institute has found a solution to the problem of finding time for IRB members to review protocols for both the science and ethical issues.
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When the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center discovered that 22 health care workers had used bogus certificates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to prove they were current with required training, leaders at the hospital were shocked.
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Verifying the qualifications of staff can sometimes mean trying to decide when embellishment crosses the line into falsification, says A. Kevin Troutman, JD, an attorney with the law firm of Fisher & Phillips in New Orleans, who assists hospitals with risk management projects.
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Once you start checking applicants' qualifications diligently, you may be surprised at just how much people lie and exaggerate, says Robert Mather, CEO of Pre-Employ.com, a company in Redding, CA, that conducts background checks for health care providers and other employers.
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The recent research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, showing an increase in reported drug errors, was based on data in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Adverse Event Reporting System, which has been in place since 1998.
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Malpractice defense attorneys and anesthesiology professionals are warning about an increase in malpractice claims related to acute pain management, particularly in the postoperative period.
