Must-read reflections from a physician formerly from the psychiatry drug-talk circuit.
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Thanks for this post, Kevin. Fascinating reading and it gives me an idea for a blogging topic tomorrow. I am happy to say that the hospital I work in just announced a policy that they will no longer allow any corporate sponsored lunches to health care professionals in which people ar beng provided free lunches or any type of gift. They can come talk, but no gifts.
from the article:
“The American Medical Association is also a key player in prescription data-mining. Pharmacies typically will not release doctors’ names to the data-mining companies, but they will release their Drug Enforcement Agency numbers. The A.M.A. licenses its file of U.S. physicians, allowing the data-mining companies to match up D.E.A. numbers to specific physicians. The A.M.A. makes millions in information-leasing money.”
Once again a reminder why I will never be a member of the AMA again.
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