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Ethical issues surrounding quality improvement activities: a review.

Wise LC

Department of Six Sigma and Performance Improvement, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83706, USA. lowewise@sarmc.org

During the past 15 years, issues regarding the ethical conduct of quality improvement activities have emerged. Recently, many have called for regulation of quality improvement studies using institutional review boards. The author reviews the history of the human rights argument within the context of a relevant, newly released study by the Hastings Center and concludes with practical application of the study's findings.

Published 12 June 2007 in J Nurs Adm, 37(6): 272-8.
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