Analysis and discussion on the current situation of hospital scientific research contract management / 中华医学科研管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:By analyzing the current status of hospital scientific research contract management, identifying common problems in contract review and proposing suggestions to improve the efficiency of hospital scientific research contract management.Methods:Taking a large comprehensive tertiary hospital as an example, through interviews with professional lawyers, and analysis of problems identified in the preliminary review of a total number of 419 scientific research contracts from 2018 to 2020, further solutions are proposed.Results:Identified problems include no breach protocol of the contract, more attention should be paid to intellectual property protection clauses, supplementary signing of contracts, not include the ethics consideration and protection of genetics resources, low efficiency, time costing, and lack of information sharing among multiple departments.Conclusions:By improving the level of scientific research services, strengthening the Principle Investigator’s awareness of the significance of contract management, enhancing the legal and regulatory training, pay more attention to the protection of intellectual property rights, develop contract templates and establishing an information system to improve the management level of scientific research contracts.