The inconsistent ethical oversight of healthcare quality data in Switzerland

Stuart McLennan; Roxanne Maritz; David Shaw; Bernice Elger

doi:10.57187/smw.2018.14637

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The inconsistent ethical oversight of healthcare quality data in Switzerland

Stuart McLennan
Roxanne Maritz
David Shaw
Bernice Elger

DOI: https://doi.org/10.57187/smw.2018.14637
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2018;148:w14637
Published: 12.07.2018

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Hemkens LG, Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Ioannidis JP. Routinely collected data and comparative effectiveness evidence: promises and limitations. CMAJ. 2016;188(8):E158–64. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150653 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150653
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[1] Institute of Medicine. Best care at lower cost: The path to continuously learning health care in America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013.

[2] Faden RR, Kass NE, Goodman SN, Pronovost P, Tunis S, Beauchamp TL. An ethics framework for a learning health care system: a departure from traditional research ethics and clinical ethics. Hastings Cent Rep. 2013;43(Spec No):S16–27. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.134 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.134

[3] Hemkens LG, Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Ioannidis JP. Routinely collected data and comparative effectiveness evidence: promises and limitations. CMAJ. 2016;188(8):E158–64. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150653 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150653

[4] Peters O, Langenegger M. Nationaler Strategiebericht: Quality Strategy in Swiss Health Care. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2015;109(9-10):660–1. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2015.10.001 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2015.10.001

[5] Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. Research with human subjects: A manual for practitioners. 2nd edition, revised and adapted in accordance with the Human Research Act. Bern: Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, 2015. http://swissethics.ch/doc/swissethics/manual_research_nov2015_e.pdf

[6] Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. Vorlage Generalkonsent. URL: http://www.samw.ch/de/Ethik/Forschungsethik/Vorlage-GK.html

[7] ANQ. Prinzipien und Anforderungen an Publikationen des ANQ. Bern: ANQ, 2015.

[8] ANQ. Verwendung der im Rahmen von ANQ-Messungen erhobenen Daten zu Forschungszwecken: Auslegeordnung und Konzept. Bern: ANQ, 2015.

[9] Swiss Ethics Committees on research involving humans. Working Group No. 19: Clarification of responsibility (matriculation projects, Bachelor's and Master's theses, dissertations, quality assurance projects, practice experience reports, compassionate use). Bern: Swiss Ethics Committees on research involving humans, 2014. http://www.swissethics.ch/doc/ab2014/Zustaendigkeit_e.pdf

[10] Fiscella K, Tobin JN, Carroll JK, He H, Ogedegbe G. Ethical oversight in quality improvement and quality improvement research: new approaches to promote a learning health care system. BMC Med Ethics. 2015;16(1):63. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-015-0056-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-015-0056-2

[11] Rudin B. 4 Kapitel: Weiterwendung von bioloischem Material und gesundheitsbezogenen Personendaten für die Forschung. In: Rütsche B (Ed.) Humanforschungsgesetz (HFG): Bundesgesetz vom 30. September 2011 über die Forschung am Menschen (pp. 479-519). Stämpfli Verlag, 2015.

[12] Perneger TV. Why we need ethical oversight of quality improvement projects. Int J Qual Health Care. 2004;16(5):343–4. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzh075 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzh075