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Hospital to Pay $2.2 Million for Allowing Reality Show to Breach Privacy
In a scathing indictment of hospital collusion with reality television, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has reached a $2.2 million settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City for what OCR says was the “egregious” disclosure of two patients’ protected health information to film crews and staff during the filming of “NY Med,” an ABC reality show featuring real-life trauma cases at the hospital.
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American College of Surgeons Says No to Most Concurrent Surgeries
Responding to concerns about surgeons operating on more than one patient at a time, the American College of Surgeons recently updated its Statements on Principles with a section that makes clear that surgeons should not conduct two procedures simultaneously.
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Round 2 of Audits for HIPAA Are Focusing on Business Associates
The Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights announced recently that it is launching a second round of audits during 2016 to assess compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and this time, it is including business associates.
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Risk Manager Dismisses Complaint after Patient Secretly Records Surgery
A patient’s secret recording of her surgery revealed what one risk manager calls “inexcusable and reprehensible” behavior, including disparaging remarks about her body, comments that could be considered racially offensive, and suggestions that the woman be touched inappropriately by members of the OR team. The recording also documents what could be malpractice: a surgeon administering penicillin after he verbally acknowledged her allergy.
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False Information from Patients With Dementia Threatens Safety
Growing concern about the patient safety risks posed by dementia is prompting some U.S. healthcare systems to address the issue with policies and procedures designed to avoid misinformation and other threats.
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IRB Continuing Education Series Turns Students into Teachers
Newark, DE-based Christiana Care Health System’s long-time educational program was set up to keep research nurses up to date, but over time it lost its luster.
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Smart Training Can Prevent Problems with New Technology
Adopting new electronic submission technology across a research enterprise organization can prove to be challenging for IRBs, which have a long list of stakeholders to train and educate.
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Some Spit, Polish, and Creativity Can Solve IRBs’ Education Efforts
IRB leaders at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, revamped their research education sessions in response to dwindling attendance numbers.
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Transparency About Participation Incentives Could Benefit IRBs, Researchers, and Patients
While the issue of incentives raises a host of ethical issues for discussion, the problem is the dearth of data on what study participants have been compensated for all manner of studies and clinical trials.
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What You Don’t Know About NIH RAC Review Changes Could Hurt
IRBs might not have asked for it, but the National Institutes of Health and the FDA have handed them a new responsibility when it comes to oversight of clinical trials involving human gene transfer.