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Spring clean IRB reviews by focusing on review criteria
As IRB workloads shift to summer schedules, it’s a good time to assess whether boards are staying on mission focus, an IRB chair suggests.
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Here are a few risk-benefit examples
As IRBs debate and consider how to assess risks and benefits in research, here are a couple of examples of cases where IRBs made controversial and sometimes opposing decisions.
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Dig deep when analyzing risks and benefits
When IRBs and investigators deal with risks, they should identify reasonably foreseeable risks and have reasonable precautions to prevent harm.
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Top IRB findings during accreditation site visits
IRBs and human subjects research protection programs continue to find concerns during site visits in the accreditation process.
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AAHRPP findings reveal issues IRBs need to address
Each year, human subjects protection programs worldwide prepare for accreditation, making changes and improving processes. Which problems crop up most frequently?
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Here’s a quick look at the national IRB reliance agreement
A national IRB model was developed to make the review process more efficient and to offer research organizations an alternative to the central IRB model.
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Experts: NIRB and IRBshare are alternatives to central IRBs
As some IRBs and research institutions seek more efficient ways to achieve quality human research protection during multisite trials, new models have emerged. One of the newest is the National IRB Reliance Initiative.
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TJC: HCOs need to be on alert for HIT problems related to sociotechnical factors
It’s no secret that for all of the efficiencies that health information technology brings to the table, there are also immense challenges that go along with safely using tools that, in many cases, alter workflow, documentation, and the way providers interact with patients. Of particular concern is the potential for patient harm that can result when systems are poorly designed or implemented, raising the possibility that information will be miscommunicated or entered incorrectly.
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Summer study project: Update your standards of practice know-how
Standards of practice tools are excellent to review periodically, experts say. These provide specific guidance for case managers who work in any setting.
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Case managers need a variety of skills and qualities to succeed
Success as a case manager requires a creative personality and good communication skills, case management experts say.