The Clinical Research Initiation Services (CRIS) Office is a centralized team that handles clinical research projects involving human subjects. CRIS acts as a single point of contact for investigators and sponsors to accelerate study start-up, maximize collections and ensure billing compliance after the study is underway. Specifically, CRIS provides expertise in:
Federal and sponsor rules, regulations, guidance and compliance;
Liaises with University of Miami Hospital (UMH), Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), sponsors, partners and Medicare fiscal intermediaries (FIs).