Physician Payments: Doc Fix – 5 Years On the Table
According to the Wall Street Journal, although Medicare payments to doctors were supposed to fall by 21% at the start of this…
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UK Vaccine Scare Linked to Attorney’s Payments to Physicians
A recent blog entry in Psychology Today, acknowledged that Andrew Wakefield, along with two of his collaborators, were “found by…
New York Times: Follow The Science Not the Money
Although recent media and government attention to conflicts of interest have centered on the medical world of physicians and the…
Conjoint Committee on Continuing Medical Education: National Priorities…
In the recent edition of the American Medical Associations CPPD Report, Norman B. Kahn Jr., MD, EVP/CEO, for the Council…
Partners Health Care: Policy Implementation on CME
In a roll out of their conflict of interest policy, Partners Health Care (several hospitals serving Harvard University) recently…
ACCME Call for Comment: Transparency, Knowledge and Recognition
This week the ACCME issued a “Call for Comment” on three areas of CME.
Call for Comment: Balancing Transparency
The…
New York Governor Paterson’s Proposed Restrictions on Pharmaceutical…
Earlier this week, New York Governor David Paterson announced that his administration would propose new, tougher…
Hyperscrutiny of Academic-Industrial Relationships: Potential for…
A paper in the Journal of the American College of Radiology titled “Hyperscrutiny of Academic-Industrial…
Letters from Grassley: Phone Records and Emails from NIMH
Continuing his two year long probe into conflicts between academic researchers and funding from industry, Senator Charles…
Letters from Grassley: NIH Responds to Baylor Inquiry
Senator Grassley has been investigating researchers of the NIH over alleged conflicts of interest at the Baylor College of…