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Third Party Providers as Sub-Is

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Hi Everyone,

At my previous job, whenever we had a doctor performing a service like a PFT, eye exam, colonoscopy, etc. that doctor had to be a sub-I for the study. Is that a necessity? 

I ask because in my current job they don't seem to require this and just have the third party center (like the endoscopy center or ophthalmologists office) sign an MSA and utilize whichever doctor is there.

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I think it really depends on what they are doing. If it's standard of care, I say they don't need to be a sub-I. If it's study-specific, I say they do.

Hightower Clinical / Note to File Podcast / Existential Dilettante / "Specialization is for insects"