Improving the Quality and Performance of Institutional Review Boards in the U.S.A. Through Performance Measurements

Performance measurement leads to quality improvement, because performance measurement can identify areas of vulnerability to guide quality improvement activities. Recommendations from empirical institutional review board (IRB) performance measurement data on research approval criteria, expedited rev...

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Published in:Journal of empirical research on human research ethics 2021-12, Vol.16 (5), p.479-484
Main Author: Tsan, Min-Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethics Committees, Research
Humans
Performance evaluation
Quality Improvement
Review boards
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Summary:Performance measurement leads to quality improvement, because performance measurement can identify areas of vulnerability to guide quality improvement activities. Recommendations from empirical institutional review board (IRB) performance measurement data on research approval criteria, expedited review protocols, exempt protocols, and IRB continuing review requirements published over the past 10 years are reviewed here to improve the quality and efficiency of IRBs. Implementation of these recommendations should result in improvements that can be evaluated by follow-up performance measurements.
ISSN:1556-2646
1556-2654
DOI:10.1177/15562646211018665