Standards of ethics at the National Institute of Health
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The federal government has banned payments by drug companies to any employee of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has implemented broad restrictions on employees' outside activities and financial arrangements, including the holding of stock in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and acceptance of prizes. The NIH includes 27 institutes and centers, has an annual budget of about $28 billion, and is widely regarded as the world's premier biomedical research institution.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2005
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Nonpayment for performance? Medicare's new reimbursement rule
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to start giving reimbursements for the all the conditions that result due to some medical errors. The rule cannot be easily implemented, as the factors determining such conditions are not clearly identified.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
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