Showing posts with label intimidation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label intimidation. Show all posts
Saturday, August 13, 2011
US physician whistleblowers face intimidation and retaliation : The Lancet Oncology
Note: partial summary/pay-per-view article "Reporting of billing fraud or drug company kickbacks is safe, and sometimes even lucrative, for US clinicians. But according to clinicians and advocates, physicians who voice concern about patient care routinely face institutional retaliation. “Blacklisting is more aggressive in the medical profession than any other industry”, says Tom Devine (Government Accountability Project, Washington, DC, USA). Although the Whistleblower Protection Act should protect federal physicians and other government ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Alberta health board CEO lobbies doctors for patients' help
"....But more doctors are coming forward to discuss how the system hasn't let them speak freely because they face intimidation and punishment, says Independent legislative member Raj Sherman......."cont'd
Read more: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Alberta+health+board+lobbies+doctors+patients+help/4452643/story.html#ixzz1GoiC9B2m
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