OHRP action shuts down quality improvement research in Michigan.
Government agency indicates QI projects tracking results need to obtain informed consent. Experts say regulations provide exceptions which project in question meets. Checklist had already demonstrated effectiveness in earlier research.
D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000592:standards; D033161:Government Regulation; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D008824:Michigan; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D018172:United States Office of Research Integrity