Huron Life Sciences Announces Clinical Research Management Webinar Series

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Huron Consulting Group, a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced a complimentary Huron Life Sciences webinar series focused on clinical research management.

Managing clinical research can be a daunting task for academic medical centers, health systems, life science organizations, and other healthcare providers. Huron created this four-part webinar series to discuss the complexities of managing research enterprises and provide strategies and solutions that can drive improvements in performance and compliance.

All webinars are one hour and begin at 12:00 p.m. Central Time.

Part One: How to Process Medicare Advantage (HMO) Claims for Research Billing

This session will provide context to the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance for billing protocol related items and services for Medicare Advantage patients in the context of a clinical trial. The webinar will walk through the revenue cycle steps as well as options for informing patients.

Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Part Two: Results of Huron's 2012 CTMS Survey

Huron will share highlights from its 2012 Clinical Trials Management Systems (CTMS) survey. The results include information regarding:

• The percentage of institutions using a CTMS
• The primary reasons institutions are investing in a CTMS
• The implementation process
• The impact on an organization and its processes
• The perceived efficacy of the systems

Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Part Three: OHRP Regulatory Interpretations That You Need To Know, But Have Never Been Told

The Health and Human Services (HHS) human subjects regulations aren't always clear-cut and often times Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and researchers struggle with how to interpret them. During this webinar, the presenters will share the knowledge Huron has gained through communications with Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) about topics such as:

• How to handle "protocol exceptions for a single subject"
• When an unanticipated problem involving risks to subjects or others does not have to be reported to OHRP
• Whether the IRB has to require the submission of the names of all study staff on a research study
• When Subpart C does not apply to a subject who becomes incarcerated

Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Part Four: Regulatory Considerations for Biorepositories: Navigating HHS, FDA, HIPAA and Informed Consent

Biorepositories continue to face regulatory challenges including patient privacy/HIPAA considerations, applicability of federal regulations, and when and how to obtain informed consent. In this webinar, topics addressed will include:

• When HHS, FDA and HIPAA regulations apply
• When informed consent is not required
• Pros and cons of different informed consent approaches

Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Register for the webinar series at: https://news.huroninfo.com/reaction/RSGenPage.asp?rsid=VI_5eTFa0V-5bM74CpV9expgnAhb2K6VSaOX79PBi6I&aes=y&RSTYPE=SESSIONS

If you are interested in speaking with one of Huron’s clinical research management experts, please contact:

Jennifer Frost Hennagir
312-880-3260
[e-mail]

Jenna Nichols
312-880-5693
[e-mail]

About Huron Life Sciences

Huron Life Sciences serves healthcare providers, academic medical centers, pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies and the law firms that support these organizations to define, measure, and achieve financial, operational, and strategic objectives. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/lifesciences or follow us on Twitter: @Huron.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, comply with complex regulations, resolve disputes, recover from distress, leverage technology, and stimulate growth. The Company teams with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations, Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.