PURPOSE This article explores the challenges that practice-based research networks
(PBRNs) face with respect to the regulatory requirements for institutional review board (IRB) …

Investigators for multisite research studies conducted in practice-based research networks
face numerous challenges associated with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and human …

Background: Practice-based research network (PBRN) study investigators must interface
with multiple Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), many of which are unfamiliar with PBRN …

PURPOSE We wanted to explore potential effects of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) on research activities of practice-based research networks …

Background. Patient engagement efforts often rely on a participatory research approach,
which means engaging patients and community members in all aspects of research. As …

Practice-based research raises unique challenges with respect to human subjects
protections and institutional review board (IRB) review. In this paper, three challenges posed …

Research conducted in a practice-based research network (PBRN) differs from other
multisite research and presents particular planning challenges. The American Academy of …

Introduction: We recently completed a strategic planning process to better understand the
development of our 5-year-old practice-based research network (PBRN) and to identify gaps …

This year marks 20 years since the Agency for Health care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
first provided practice-based research network (PBRN) infrastructure funding in 2000 …

In the 1990s, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored an evaluation of the
implementation of Section 491 of the Public Health Service Act, which mandates a program …