CRAIN's Special Report on Health Care
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(3/22/04)
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CRAIN'S Special Report on Health Care: "BRANY Cuts Paperwork"
"Quest for Clinical Trials Leads to a Group Effort"
By Fran Hawthorne
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Hawthorne reports:
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BRANY is a "paperwork and marketing center..."
BRANY "negotiates the budget, contract and liability terms; writes the patient consent forms; and submits the regulatory documents..."
BRANY "now represents over 130 hospitals in 18 states, including about two dozen in the New York City area..."
Dr. Hilton says "the New York members on average are doing 25% more trials than when BRANY started..."