In 2013, multiple articles reporting the clinical trial of valsartan, an antihypertensive drug of more than US$ 1 billion annual sales from Novartis, were retracted due to data falsification.1,2 These included the Kyoto Heart Study presented by Dr. Hiroaki Matsubara at the European Society of Cardiology 2009 Congress and subsequently published in the European Heart Journal (EHJ).3,4 Aside from retraction of this article by EHJ, the American Heart Association (AHA) also retracted five papers published in three of its journals -- Circulation, Circulation Research, and Hypertension.4 Novartis employees were involved in the conduct and analysis of the Kyoto Heart Study and a second investigator-initiated trial, the Jikei Heart Study,5 although their participation was not acknowledged in publications and presentations of the data, while a Novartis employee who allegedly manipulated statistical data was listed as one of the academic authors, without disclosing the relation with the company.
Accreditation

Objectives The implementation of Philippine National Standard PNS ISO 15189:2013 to support the medical laboratory to produce competent results is a recognised challenge. It is apparent that the approach of ensuring the equipment availability can be specifically optimised. No known research has focused on exploring on the conduct of conformity evaluation of Afinion 2 Analyzer maintainability for the PNS ISO 15189:2013 accredited medical laboratory. The aim of the current study was to develop a practical tool for the medical laboratory to support the internal audit process by determining the compliance status of Afinion 2 Analyzer maintainability.
Accreditation

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Accreditation* ; Schools, Medical*

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) offers a suite of laboratory accreditation programs, including one specific to accreditation to the international organization for standardization (ISO) 15189 standard for quality management specific to medical laboratories. CAP leaders offer an overview of ISO 15189 including its components, internal audits, occurrence management, document control, and risk management. The authors provide a comparison of its own ISO 15189 program, CAP 15189, to the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program. The authors conclude with why laboratories should use ISO 15189.
Accreditation ; Risk Management

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Accreditation ; Education, Medical ; Licensure

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Accreditation ; Education, Medical ; Korea

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Accreditation ; Delivery of Health Care

The purpose of this study is to comprehensively compare and evaluate the characteristics of image quality for digital mammography systems which use a direct and indirect conversion detector. Three key metrics of image quality were evaluated for the direct and indirect conversion detector, the modulation transfer function (MTF), normalized noise power spectrum (NNPS), and detective quantum efficiency (DQE), which describe the resolution, noise, and signal to noise performance, respectively. DQE was calculated by using a edge phantom for MTF determination according to IEC 62220-1-2 regulation. The contrast to noise ratio (CNR) was evaluated according to guidelines offered by the Korean Institute for Accreditation of Medical Image (KIAMI). As a result, the higher MTF and DQE was measured with direct conversion detector compared to indirect conversion detector all over spatial frequency. When the average glandular dose (AGD) was the same, direct conversion detector showed higher CNR value. The direct conversion detector which has higher DQE value all over spatial frequency would provide the potential benefits for both improved image quality and lower patient dose in digital mammography system.
Accreditation ; Humans ; Mammography ; Noise

The CIPP Evaluation Model is a comprehensive framework for program evaluation. Context assesses needs and problems within a defined environment. Input assesses competing strategies and resources of the selected approach. Process monitors, documents and assesses program activities. Product assesses the quality of outcomes. Objectives: 1) analyze the result of program evaluation of different institutions in terms of context, input, process and product. 2) compare the results of the different programs in terms of phases. The Philippine Academy of Family Physicians has 42 accredited residency training programs. In 2004, it changed its manner of accreditation using a modification of the CIPP evaluation model. In this study, 22 programs were accredited from 2004-2006 using this new format. For curriculum content, the programs met only 64 percent of the required criteria. Majority of the programs have adequate resources. As to the implementation, the different components include patient care, family care, community health and research. It was only in patient care that the programs met most of the criteria. As to the product, it showed that improvement must be done. Since the basic principle of family medicine lies in the holistic approach, enhancement in the training programs should be geared towards this.

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Accreditation ; Hematologic Tests