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Considering the devastating and deadly opioid problems in this country, this news release from DOJ describes particularly despicable behavior from an EHR vendor and pharmas. These problems are likely more widespread, but this EHR company got caught. The company admitted that it solicited and received kickbacks from a major opioid company in exchange for utilizing its EHR software to

Transparency International has just released its 2019 version of the Corruption Perceptions Index.  This version emphasized public sector corruption.  Once again, it appears the US has a worsening corruption problem.  Once again, the results are largely anechoic. Summary of the 2019 CPI Methods Per the TI summary The CPI scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of

Mysteries still abound in the not so wonderful world of health care dysfunction, so once again, quick, the game's afoot... The current mysteries involve beneficial ownership.  Beneficial ownership questions are important to anti-corruption campaigners.  Beneficial ownership simply refers to "anyone who enjoys the benefits of ownership of a security or property, without being on the

US and Canadian medical education has a peculiar gray zone.  A substantial proportion of US and at least some Canadian doctors have received their medical degrees from offshore medical schools.  These are medical schools located in other countries, mainly the Caribbean, that exist only to train students for North American practice.  They are often owned by for-profit US or Canadian based