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SPOTLIGHT: Aides working on reform have health industry connections
Here's a nice situation: According to political insider newspaper Politico, some of the most powerful aides participating in Senate Finance Committee negotiations on health reform have questionable... Read more...
Medtronic deal with spine surgeon draws Grassley's ire
Continuing his efforts to keep a spotlight on cozy financial relationships between industry players and physicians, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is asking tough questions about the relationship between... Read more...
Doctor group challenges limits on pharma-physician relationships
Lately, rules limiting relationships between physicians and pharmaceutical companies have been enacted at a rapid pace. Many doctors have been comfortable with these changes, but some aren't happy.... Read more...
Hospital groups seek to use reform to regulate physician-owned hospitals
It's no secret that there's no love lost between traditionally-structured hospitals and physician-owned facilities. After all, traditional hospitals claim that the physician-owned players cherry-pick... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Medtronic says it paid doctor $788,000
A scandal involving a falsified medical journal article came into clearer focus this week when Medtronic disclosed that it had paid the author almost $800,000 over the past eight years. The author, a... Read more...
Conflict-of-interest policies for med schools a mixed bag
While the number of medical schools attempting to change their conflict-of-interest policy for the better has more than doubled in the last year, more than half of all medical schools' policies are... Read more...
Partners HealthCare chairman accused of conflict of interest
The chairman of Partners HealthCare, New England's largest healthcare organization, has been accused of conflicts of interest, not so surprising in corporate life, but still noteworthy given the... Read more...
Struggle over conflict-of-interest rules at U of Minnesota
A struggle is currently under way over revisions to conflict-of-interest rules at the University of Minnesota Medical School, one that offers a glimpse into the complexity of making real changes in... Read more...
Journal revises conflict-of-interest disclosure policies
The New England Journal of Medicine, under fire from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, has changed its procedures regarding conflict-of-interest disclosures. The change came... Read more...
Massachusetts General Hospital censures psychiatrist
Though Massachusetts General Hospital hasn't finished its investigation of Dr. Joseph Biederman's possible conflicts of interest, the hospital and Biederman have agreed that the psychiatrist will... Read more...
