Transparency might not prevent every unnecessary surgery, but it's a good place to start.
the proliferation of PODs and the lack of guidance as to how these arrangements square with existing Federal law.
Senator Hatch and I will be referring information about this allegation and about possible Sunshine Act violations to the Inspector General.
We believe these findings will say quite a bit about the lack of accountability for these types of business relationships or arrangements.
Simply put, PODs are medical device businesses in which a physician is both an investor and a distributor--essentially a salesperson--of eit...
The patient has a right to know, and then, of course, taxpayers, because you have public payers, the people of this country, through the Med...
While these arrangements are not always problematic, we are seeing more and more of these physician-salespeople using the very devices they ...
Today, we are here to explore the various issues surrounding the growth and prevalence of Physician-Owned Distributors, or PODs.
the fraud and abuse risks, as well as (and more importantly) the patient safety concerns related to PODs, are equally applicable to physicia...
Ranking Member Wyden and I will be making a formal referral to the HHS Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice on at least...
inherently suspect