Projects Not REQUIRINg IRB REVIEW
Research and Activities:
IRB Review Not Required
Data supporting activities sponsored by the Health System must be stored at the Health System according to Health System IT policy. Data supporting University-sponsored activities must be stored according to University IT policy. WVU Research Office and WVU IRB policies and process do not apply to these activities.
Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice, or Program Evaluation
- Contact your department IT for appropriate and compliant storage
- If using WVU Health System EMR information, contact your department head and/or WVU Medicine Office of Health Information Management.
If the project is sponsored by the WVU Health System, the data must be stored at the Health System. Contact WVU Health System IT for more information.
Retrospective Case Studies
(using five or less EMRs)
- Complete a Case Authorization Form and include it in the patient EMR
- If Case Authorizations is not possible, contact the WVU WVU Medicine Office of Health Information Management
- If using WVU Health System EMR information, contact your department head and/or WVU Medicine Office of Health Information Management.
Classroom Educational Activity
- Contact your department IT for appropriate and compliant storage
- If using WVU Health System EMR information, contact your department head and/or WVU Medicine Office of Health Information Management
- If this is a Retrospective Case Study using five or less EMRs, see Retrospective Case Studie
WVU Oral Histories
(non-clinical)
- Contact your department IT for appropriate and compliant storage
- If using WVU Health System EMR information, contact your department head and/or WVU Medicine Office of Health Information Management.
Public Health Surveillance
- Contact your department IT for appropriate and compliant storage
- If using WVU Health System EMR information, contact your department head and/or WVU Medicine Office of Health Information Management.