Research Article
Variations in Institutional Review Board Approval in the Implementation of an Improvement Research Study
Table 1
IRB Review type and requirement for documented consent.
| Wave | Hospital | IRB type | Review type | Documented consent |
| 1 | A | Academic | Expedited | No | 1 | B | Academic | Expedited | Yes | 2 | C | Hospital | Expedited | Yes | 2 | D | Academic | Expedited | Yes | 2 | E | Hospital | Full Board | Yes | 2 | F | Hospital | Expedited | Yes | 2 | G | Hospital | Expedited | No | 2 | H | Hospital | Expedited | Yes | 3 | I | Hospital | Expedited | Yes | 3 | J | Hospital | Full Board | Yes | 3 | L | Hospital | Expedited | Yes | 3 | K | Hospital | Expedited | Yes | 3 | M | Academic | Expedited | Yes | 3 | N | Hospital | Expedited | Yes |
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