TY - JOUR
T1 - From free to free market
T2 - Cost recovery in federally funded clinical research
AU - McCammon, Margaret G.
AU - Fogg, Thomas T.
AU - Jacobsen, Lynda
AU - Roache, John
AU - Sampson, Royce
AU - Bower, Cynthia L.
PY - 2012/7/4
Y1 - 2012/7/4
N2 - In a climate of increased expectation for the translation of research, academic clinical research units are looking at new ways to streamline their operation and maintain ef ective translational support services. Clinical research, although undeniably expensive, is an essential step in the translation of any medical breakthrough, and as a result, many academic clinical research units are actively looking to expand their clinical services despite f nancial pressures. We examine some of the hybrid academic-business models in 19 clinical research centers within the Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium that are emerging to address the issue of cost recovery of clinical research that is supported by the United States federal government. We identify initiatives that have succeeded or failed, essential supporting and regulatory components, and lessons learned from experience to design an optimal cost recovery model and a timeline for its implementation.
AB - In a climate of increased expectation for the translation of research, academic clinical research units are looking at new ways to streamline their operation and maintain ef ective translational support services. Clinical research, although undeniably expensive, is an essential step in the translation of any medical breakthrough, and as a result, many academic clinical research units are actively looking to expand their clinical services despite f nancial pressures. We examine some of the hybrid academic-business models in 19 clinical research centers within the Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium that are emerging to address the issue of cost recovery of clinical research that is supported by the United States federal government. We identify initiatives that have succeeded or failed, essential supporting and regulatory components, and lessons learned from experience to design an optimal cost recovery model and a timeline for its implementation.
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U2 - 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003589
DO - 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003589
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 22764204
AN - SCOPUS:84863563443
SN - 1946-6234
VL - 4
JO - Science translational medicine
JF - Science translational medicine
IS - 141
M1 - 141cm7
ER -