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... If multiple accreditation bodies emerge, the evaluation should compare their effectiveness. The HRPPP accreditation process should be evaluated not only according to whether it has improved protections for human research participants but also according to whether resources devoted to accreditation could be spent to equal or better effect on other ways to improve HRPPP oversight such as education, research monitoring, and improved feedback mechanisms.
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... Further, any accreditation standards must encompass an assessment of participant involvement in local research oversight, greater specificity about the responsibilities of research sponsors, and integration of research monitoring, professional education, and quality improvement into the oversight system. Second, with respect to the development of accreditation standards, the committee believes that the NCQA draft standards should be adopted as a starting point.
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  • draft standards
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  • federal studies
  • applicant organizations
  • national accreditation

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  • hrppp accreditation
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