Healthy Skepticism Library item: 14789

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Publication type: Journal Article

Transparency rules at the Cleveland Clinic
The Lancet 2008 Dec 13; 372:(9655):2002
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)61852-8/fulltext

Abstract:

In a move believed to be the first of its kind by a major US medical centre, the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA, announced last week that it has begun to list the industry ties of its doctors and scientists in a searchable directory on its website. For each of these staff, the clinic will “list the names of companies with which they have collaborations, further identifying whether they have equity, the right to royalties, a fiduciary position or a…