Medical technology watchdog plays unique role in quality assessment

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ECRI, formerly known as the Emergency Care Research Institute, is likely to see its role as an unbiased evaluator of medical technologies and practices increase in the wake of the elimination or decrease in funding of federal health care watchdogs. The organization was founded in the 1960s to evaluate medical equipment, and also provides consulting and accident investigation services. Unlike the FDA, ECRI conducts its own testing and serves as a clearinghouse for health technology, accident and safety information. The organization's Health Technology Assessment Information Service provides reports for government and health providers on the risks and benefits of certain procedures or technologies. ECRI is looking for ways to make its information more available to the general public.

Management, Medical care, Information services, Medical equipment, Medical technology, ECRI

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Medical journals turn gaze inward to examine process of peer review

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Over 300 people discussed various aspects of medical publishing at the 1996 International Congress on Biomedical Peer Review and Global Communications. One study presented at the meeting found that 17% of 1,179 journal articles analyzed listed people as authors who did not contribute substantially to the research or omitted people who did. Some journals have dropped the concept or authorship in favor of contributorship. Some medical journals will post unpublished articles on the Internet to correct the bias against studies that have a negative conclusion. Innovations to the peer review process were also discussed.

Medical publishing

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Biomedical Journals Ponder the Failures and Remedies of Peer Review. (Medical News & Perspectives)

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Medical journal editors discussed the peer review process at the Fourth International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication in Barcelona, Spain. Peer review in the publishing industry means that every manuscript sent to the publisher is reviewed by people who are familiar with that research subject.

Journalism, Medical, Medical journalism

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