Medicine Looks to Online Disclosure to Address Financial Conflicts of Interest
In the January 22, 2009 online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Robert Steinbrook discusses how physicians and medical institutions can profitably use the internet to disclose information concerning relationships with the drug and device industry. That the medical community is doing so is welcome news, for several reasons. It will serve as a public [...]
Use of Electronic Medical Records Hits Snag at VA Facilities
The good news is that VA health centers around the country have begun implementing the use of electronic medical records for their patients. The bad news is that since a software upgrade in August of 2008, various glitches in the computerized records have put VA patients at risk. And the worse news, according to today’s [...]
FDA’s Lax Methodology, Part 2
In my December 10 posting, I discussed how physicians are troubled by the FDA’s lax methodology in conducting clinical trial of drugs and medical devices. In today’s Torts Prof Blog, Bill Childs points out that today’s NY Times features an article by Gardiner Harris entitled, “F.D.A. Is Lax On Oversight During Trials, Inquiry Finds.” The focus [...]