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