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Association for Medical Ethics
January 5, 2009
AME Ethical Rules of Disclosure Release |
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BusinessWeek
May, 2008
The Doctor vs. Device Makers |
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US Senate
February 27, 2008
Sen. Herb Kohl Committee Hearing - Medical Device Industry |
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Bloomberg News/WashingtonPost.com
February 28, 2008
Orthopedic-Device Makers Accused of Paying Doctors Congress Told Practice Is Deep-Seated |
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BNA's Health Care Daily
February 28, 2008
Drugs and Devices: Senate Aging Panel Hears Support For Physician Payment Disclosure Proposal |
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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report
February 28, 2008
Four Medical Device Companies Made $800M in Illegitimate Payments to Physicians Over Four YEars, HHS OIG Offical Says |
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ConsumerAffairs.Com
February 28, 2008
Doctors Took Kickbacks from Orthopedic-Device Makers
Bribery scheme may be difficult to eliminate |
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Forbes
February 27, 2008
Congress probes medical device payments |
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New York Times
January 30, 2008
Financial Ties Are Cited as Issue in Spine Study |
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New York Times
September 27, 2007
Medtronic, Again Questioned Over Payments to Doctors, Is Subject of Senator’s Inquiry |
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Senator Grassley
September 20, 2007
Senator Grassley Letter to Medtronics |
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Internet Journal for Minimally Invasive Spinal Technology
September, 2007
The Potential Biomechanical Etiology for Lumbar Disc Replacement Failures:Review of 24 Patients and the Rationale for Revision |
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Prevention
July 7, 2007
Unnecessary Operations |
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
March/April 2007
Orthopaedist-industry collaborations headed into ‘a perfect storm’ |
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New York Times
December 30, 2006
Spine as a Profit Center |
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Forbes
November 27, 2006
Dangerous Devices |
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USA Today
July 25, 2006
Artificial Spinal Disc Generates Controversy |
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OC Register
July 12, 2006
Help for health care coverage |
| Money-Driven Medicine By Maggie Mahar |
Money-Driven Medicine
Published May, 2006
Chapter 8 - Device Makers, Drugmakers, and the FDA |
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The Street
June 5 , 2006
Suit Targets J&J Discs |
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OC Register
April 14, 2006
O.C. doctors disagree on implant Medicare has doubts after some patients report worsening pain. |
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Jama
January 25, 2006
Doctors Urge Peers To Avoid Gifts And Travel Funds From Device Makers |
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MD News
January, 2006
The University of California, Irvine, Spine Center A University Approach to the Spinal Patient |
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The Street
December 22 , 2005
Hope Slips for Disc Implants |
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Chicago Sun-Times
November 6, 2005
Will Surgery Stop Your Back Pain? Upcoming Study Could Reveal |
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The Wall Street Journal
June 7, 2005
J&J's New Device For Spine Surgery Raises Questions |
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HealthPoint Capital
May, 23, 2005
An Interview with Dr. Charles Rosen on Artificial Disc Clinical Trials |
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The Street
May 13, 2005
J&J Discs Face Backlash |
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The Orange County Register
February 15, 2005
Back surgery evolves UCI doctor is a proponent of new operation that uses body's ability to grow its own new bone. |
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HealthNewsDigest.com
February 2005
UCI Doctor Finds Genetically Engineered Protein That Halves Healing Time For Spinal Fusions |
