We are in a period of unprecedented scrutiny of the relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and doctors [1–4]. Legislators are now considering how they might become involved in the regulation of these practices. This is a telling comment on the perceived failure of the medical profession to regulate itself and of self-regulation by industry. But reliable and comprehensive data on the ...

OBJECTIVE To explore a number of issues related to boundary violations in psychiatry, including the relationship between the individual physician and his or her patient and broader issues related to various dilemmas arising in academic departments of psychiatry. METHOD Several potentially troublesome scenarios are presented and discussed in the contexts of 1) the doctor-patient relationship, ...

Relationships between health professionals and pharmaceutical manufacturers can unduly influence clinical practice. These relationships are the focus of global transparency efforts, including in Europe. We conducted a descriptive content analysis of the transparency provisions implemented by February 2017 in nine European Union (EU) countries concerning payments to health professionals, with du...

is a vice president of The Camden Group. Ms. Witt's expertise is in medical group and integrated delivery system development and management, including physician-hospital relationships, practice management, performance improvement, physician compensation, managed care, and strategic planning. is a senior vice president of The Camden Group. Ms. Jacobs's expertise is in the areas of physician-hosp...

Patterson • Editorial R I was talking to a boardcertified osteopathic internist whose practice also happens to be about 90% manipulative. He sees many patients with chronic pain in addition to his general internal medicine patients. He related a patient encounter that, to me, was amazing. A new patient came in with a sore lymph node in her neck. In the process of examining her, the internist pa...

results in less uncertainty about the value of the study. For interpreting physicians, economies of time can be achieved by limiting the scan to a single body region, which is consistent with practice guidelines. Decreased patient radiation exposure will also increase acceptance of the technology. Nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists must educate referring physicians about the utilizati...

Knowledge is lacking among Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeons (ORL-HNS) regarding basic ethical situations in corporate-provider relationships. A pilot educational program demonstrates the need and potential for improvement by structured intervention. "At risk" areas specifically identified regard acceptable gifts, and payments for meetings and travel. Recommendations are made to educate o...