“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for upcoming editions and more information from CITI Program.
Research
Update on Linking ORCID To Implement Persistent Identifier Requirements While Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency
Source: NIH Office of Extramural Research It has been almost exactly seven years since we announced eRA Commons was establishing a real-time link with ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identification).
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NIH-developed AI algorithm matches potential volunteers to clinical trials
Source: National Institutes of Health Such an algorithm may save clinicians time and accelerate clinical enrollment and research.
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Higher Education
United States Hosts More Than 1.1 Million International Students at Higher Education Institutions, Reaching All-Time High
Source: IEE India surpasses China as the top place of origin for international students, with a record-high 331,602 Indian students in the U.S. in 2023/2024.
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Technology
Elon Musk asked people to upload their medical data to X so his AI company could learn to interpret MRIs and CT scans
Source: Fortune Health care experts are worried about Grok’s potential to breach patient privacy.
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How Generative AI Is Transforming Medical Education
Source: Harvard Medicine Magazine Harvard Medical School is building artificial intelligence into the curriculum to train the next generation of doctors.
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Ethics
Ethics in the operating room: a systematic review
Source: BMC Medical Ethics The act of surgery involves harming vulnerable patients with the intent that the results will improve their health and, ultimately, help the patients.
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The Prospect of Artificial Intelligence-Supported Ethics Review
Source: Wiley Online Library The burden of research ethics review falls not just on researchers, but also on those who serve on research ethics committees (RECs).
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Safety
Improving Indoor Air Quality in Clinical Laboratories: Best Practices for Safety and Compliance
Source: Today's Clinical Lab A guide to indoor air quality in the clinical lab—understanding the hazards, monitoring risk, and taking action to prevent issues.
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Michigan hospital laying off over 240 health care workers after losing Medicare program funding
Source: CBS News A WARN notice says that an agreement between the hospital and the Secretary of Health and Human Services would be terminated because the hospital was not in compliance with some of the Medicare Conditions of Participation.
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Compliance
Utah Generally Operated Its Medicaid Estate Recovery Program in Accordance With Requirements and in a Cost Effective Manner, but Utah Did Not Have Formal Written Procedures
Utah generally operated its MERP in accordance with Federal and State requirements in that it performed required estate recovery procedures for 85 of the 100 deceased Medicaid enrollees in our stratified random sample.
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