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American Society for Quality
ASQ Seeks to Resolve DHHS Checklist Controversy
April 18th, 2008
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) has submitted a letter and offered assistance to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) over concern about a ruling by one of its divisions. ASQ believes the ruling could threaten to disrupt quality initiatives in healthcare institutions across the country. The ruling in question, by the DHHS's Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), put a stop to data collection on a Johns Hopkins-led program being carried out in Michigan hospitals. The program was to determine the effectiveness of a simple checklist of five basic intensive care infection-control practices designed to reduce central venous catheter-related...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-04-18)
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