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Drastic Surge in Drug Prices: ‘Unethical and Immoral’
A new business model is emerging in which pharmaceutical companies buy the rights to a drug, then raise the price dramatically. Often, the drugs are produced by one manufacturer, with few or no alternatives.
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New Report Examines Ethics of Gene Drive Research
A recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the ethics of gene drive research.
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Physicians Paid to Refer Patients: ‘Fundamental and Clear’ Ethical Violation
The nonprofit hospital system Broward Health in Florida recently agreed to pay $70 million to settle allegations that it engaged in “improper financial relationships” under laws prohibiting kickbacks for patient referrals.
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Provide High-Quality Ethics Education on a Limited Budget
Medical institutions didn’t always understand the importance of ethics to physician training, notes Timothy Lahey, MD, MMSc, chair of the clinical ethics committee at Lebanon, NH-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and associate professor at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.
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New Palliative Care Policy Aims to Reduce Barriers
A new palliative care policy statement from a leading heart and stroke organization aims to reduce barriers that prevent many patients from receiving palliative care. -
Conflicts on Prognosis Occur Over Half the Time Between Physicians and Surrogate Decision-Makers
Conflicts between physicians and surrogate decision-makers involving the patient’s prognosis occur more than half the time, according to a recent study.
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Botched Gallbladder Surgery Yields $900,000 Verdict
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a $900,000 jury verdict in a medical malpractice suit for a man’s death caused by a negligently performed gallbladder surgery. The patient’s primary care physician determined the patient had gallbladder disease and referred him to a doctor for a surgical consultation.
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Doctor’s Jury Verdict Affirmed in Planted Gun Case
A hospital’s chief of staff opposed its acquisition by a holding company, which he believed lacked the financial backing to operate the facility properly. He feared that client safety would be put in jeopardy should the holding company take over
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Internists Sued More Often for Injuries
Internists more likely to be sued for high-severity injuries than doctors in other specialties, according a study of 1,180 claims against internal medicine physicians insured by The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, based in Napa, CA.
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VA OIG Reports on HIPAA Violation
An investigation by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General into HIPAA violations by business associates is a reminder to covered entities about the risk from these partners.