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CME events face renewed scrutiny.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 14-AUG-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Physician-attended meetings have been a headache for pharmaceutical companies for years, especially in 2002 with the release of The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Code, and in 2003, when the U.S. Office of the Inspector General issued guidelines curtailing the value of gifts pharma companies could give to physicians, lavish dinners and incentive trips.

Pharmaceutical companies often sponsor continuing medical education events, but the practice has been increasingly scrutinized by the government, wary of corporate influence on the U.S. healthcare industry. Regulators fear that physicians could receive kickbacks from pharma companies that attempt to persuade doctors to using their products.

This year, with new Medicare rules in place, federal regulatory...

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