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Reform bill would require pharma disclosures of CME funding
While it's gotten relatively little attention from pundits, provisions within reform bills passing through Congress would demand that pharmaceutical companies disclose how they're spending on... Read more...
Case study: Miami drug reps not registering as lobbyists
Right now, sentiment is high on Capitol Hill to expose the money flowing to doctors from pharmaceutical and medical device companies. A look at what's happening in some markets right now, however,... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: UCLA surgeon didn't report devicemaker payments
New research by congressional investigators concludes that a top spine surgeon at the University of California, Los Angeles, didn't disclose payments from medical payments while researching their... Read more...
Harvard Med School strengthens conflict-of-interest rules
Harvard Medical School has set plans to strengthen conflict-of-interest rules for its doctors and researchers, amid criticism over its existing rules and a U.S. Senate investigation of several of its... Read more...
Park Nicollet will disclose physician ties to vendors
Park Nicollet Health Services has announced that it will become the first healthcare system in Minnesota to require its physicians to publicly disclose their relationships with pharmaceutical and... Read more...
Cracking down on conflicts of interest
This was a watershed year for the practice of cozying up to doctors with everything from pens to exotic trips and fat consulting contracts. During 2008, not only did many academic institutions ban... Read more...
Study: Academic medical centers have easier time with conflict-of-interest policies
Sometimes, when a healthcare institution rolls out a conflict of interest policy, it creates a hue and cry from various parties who feel that patients or staff members will be unfairly burdened in... Read more...
