Health Care Reform: NPR, Kaiser, Harvard Study Shows Patients are Skeptical
Recently conducted research by NPR and researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public…
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ACCME Call for Comment (Spring 09)
As summer is to baseball, so is Summer/Spring to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
According…
JAMA Disclosure Case: Conflicts Abound
When Catherine DeAngelis, M.D., of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) attacked Professor Leo, a…
Health Care Reform: Electronic Medical Records and Health IT
This may not be the sexiest topic known to man, and most of us will run for the hills at the thought of an article around…
Ezekiel Emanuel – – HealthCare Reform Moves to OMB
He may not be a household name, but in healthcare reform circles, he is known as Zeke, Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., brother of…
IOM Conflict of Interest in Medical Research Education and Practice…
To mark the release of the Institute of Medicine report Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice,…
Academic Detailing the New York City Way (Public Health over Rhetoric)
Congress and others have been promoting the value of academic detailing as a way to reduce drug costs by promoting generic…
Physician Payment Disclosure: Vermont Reports
A pharmaceutical “Gift Ban” bill is working its way through the Vermont Legislature, passing the Senate and now hearings in…
Partners Healthcare Commission Report and Education (Censorship and…
This week, Partners Healthcare (Hospitals that serve Harvard University) adopted a strict conflict of interest policy for its…
Marketing Research Association to Massachusetts (slow down)
The Marketing Research Association (MRA) is gearing up to fight the recently passed Massachusetts code of conduct. …