AHA Cautions HHS Against Research Policy
January 04, 2008
January 04, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Health Forum issued the following news release:
In a letter today, AHA urged Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to immediately retract any statements from the Office of Human Research Protections that imply that quality improvement efforts should undergo review by Institutional Review Boards, and that consent should be obtained from all patients before changes could be incorporated. "[I]t would be wholly inappropriate and detrimental to . . .
In a letter today, AHA urged Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to immediately retract any statements from the Office of Human Research Protections that imply that quality improvement efforts should undergo review by Institutional Review Boards, and that consent should be obtained from all patients before changes could be incorporated. "[I]t would be wholly inappropriate and detrimental to . . .