Shade, Lindsay
Reeves, Kelly
Rees, Jennifer
Hendrickson, Lori
Halladay, Jacqueline
Dolor, Rowena J.
Bray, Paul
Tapp, Hazel
Funding for this research was provided by:
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (CD-12-11-4276)
Article History
Received: 29 April 2019
Accepted: 20 March 2020
First Online: 18 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: “Comparing Traditional and Participatory Dissemination of a Shared Decision Making Intervention” (ADAPT-NC) received research approval from the Institutional Review Board at Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas HealthCare System) on August 7, 2013 (IRB File # 08–13-09E). Because this study took place at the practice level, no individual patient consent was required. The Practice Facilitators were not consented for process improvement survey collection because this work was considered “quality improvement” by the Atrium Health IRB. IRB Policy for quality improvement studies at Atrium Health is as follows:“Quality Improvement:Quality Improvement projects are not covered by IRB requirements. Members of the Atrium workforce are allowed by HIPAA to use protected health information for Quality Improvement projects without patient authorization. (HIPAA Privacy Rule Permitted Uses and Disclosures. Section (2) Treatment, Payment, Health Care Operations)”.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.