On the other hand, eICs also raise privacy and secure data storage regulation compliance concerns. The eIC, if properly implemented, will be of significant benefit to institutional review boards (IRBs ...

Over the past 50 years, the informed consent process has become increasingly regulated and standardized, while the challenges remain persistent and hard to overcome. 8 Consent forms are increasingly ...

VALENCIA, Calif., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanguine BioSciences, a biotechnology company providing transparency to patients in biomedical research, has announced its plans to deploy its @Home, ...

Informed consent is a process that’s required for most medical procedures. However, there’s often confusion about what informed consent is, what it means, and when it’s needed. In a healthcare setting ...

Upon receiving information, patients were able to give preliminary consent on a survey form, and this allowed collection of a first blood sample and further communication. The use of an asynchronous ...

Editor's note: This post is coauthored by Kathryn Marchesini and Joy Pritts. Patients’ trust in how their health information is managed is essential to the success of emerging models for ...