Research in Quality Improvement: A Safety Checklist Creates an Uproar

Author: Roszell, Sheila

Source: Journal of Nursing Law, Volume 13, Number 1, 2009 , pp. 19-24(6)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

Quality improvement research poses a challenge to institutional review boards. Using a case study of a Johns Hopkins “safety checklist” research project, this article examines how government agencies handled the delicate balancing act of keeping both people and data safe without putting undue burden on the research process. Quality improvement researchers want to be free to evaluate and disseminate information that will improve quality and safety in health care. However, looming on the horizon are the clouds of increased regulation where every project—research or quality improvement—requires institutional review board approval.

Keywords: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD; SAFETY CHECKLIST; RESEARCH LAW

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1891/1073-7472.13.1.19

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