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With the plethora of continuing medical education (CME) resources available to most physicians in the United States many of them free or paid for by employers it would appear that falsely reporting CME credits would be a pointless risk.
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Although the prevalence of defensive medicine unnecessary tests, referrals, treatments, or avoidance of some patients altogether out of fear of malpractice litigation has been the subject of debate, a new study reports hundreds of physicians in Pennsylvania say they practice defensive medicine regularly.
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What can IRBs do to help reach out to the Hispanic population in their own communities?
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The cost of operating institutional review boards is higher than previous estimates had indicated, according to a survey published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Physicians discussing clinical trials with their patients may not realize the importance of patients fears about side effects in making a decision about whether to participate.
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Only 75% of patients that begin clinical trials for drugs fully complete, according to a recent study by Cutting Edge Information in Research Triangle Park, NC, noting several reasons for this low completion rate.
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In the past few years, Hispanics have become the largest minority group in the United States, numbering nearly 41.3 million in the most recent U.S. Census estimates.
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Particularly at smaller institutions, IRB administrators who also serve as voting members can offer many benefits. They attend and coordinate all meetings, so counting them as members helps the board achieve quorum.
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The ramifications for not labeling medications on the sterile field can be severe for patients and for providers, due to liability and now, a new National Patient Safety Goal from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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To ensure medication safety in your program, perform regular safety rounds in perioperative areas to observe labeling procedures, promote consistency, and inquire about barriers to implementing this safety practice, advises the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in Huntingdon Valley, PA.
