BACKGROUND In 2007 and 2008, 115 patients were found to be either certainly or presumptively infected with the hepatitis C virus through the reuse of contaminated medication vials at two southern Nevada endoscopy clinics. A subsequent joint investigation by federal and state agencies found multiple breaches of infection control protocols. There was also strong anecdotal evidence that among clin...

BACKGROUND Litigation documents reveal that pharmaceutical companies have paid physicians to promote off-label uses of their products through a number of different avenues. It is unknown whether physicians and scientists who have such conflicts of interest adequately disclose such relationships in the scientific publications they author. METHODS AND FINDINGS We collected whistleblower complai...

When you discover an incident of noncompliance with Medicare/Medicaid regulations, step forward and notify the authorities before the government or a whistleblower takes the problem out of your hands.

Abstract The issue of whistleblowers is one great interest and controversy because EU Directive (EU) 2019/1937 the European Parliament Council 23 October 2019 on protection persons who report breaches Union law. While English meaning “whistleblowing” inherently positive not associated with anything negative, Polish translation word, “ sygnalista ”, often does evoke associations. Blowing whistle...

Whistleblower protection in the European Union is undergoing significant developments. The new Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of Parliament and Council 23 October 2019 on persons reporting breaches law sets a minimum standard for whistleblowers. It awaiting implementation Member States' national by December 2021. However, certain level also guaranteed Court Human Rights case principles. Reports illeg...

Abstract It is often claimed that rewards for whistleblowers lead to fraudulent reports, but several US programs this has not been a major problem. We model the interaction between whistleblowers, sanctions against reporting, judicial errors, and standards of proof in court case on whistleblower’s allegations possible follow-up allegations. Balancing whistleblower rewards, courts’ essential the...

OBJECTIVE To review Public Law (PL) 109-41-the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA)-and summarize key medication error research that contributed to congressional recognition of the need for this legislation. DATA SOURCES Relevant publications related to medication error research, patient safety programs, and the legislative history of and commentary on PL 109-41, publish...