Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday disclosed sanctions against three psychiatrists for violating hospital ethics guidelines by failing to adequately report, internally, seven-figure payments they received from drug companies.
Drs. Joseph Biederman, Thomas Spencer and Timothy Wilens disclosed the disciplinary actions against them in a note to colleagues.
According to a copy of the note made public upon request by the hospital, the three doctors:
• Must refrain from “all industry-sponsored outside activities” for one year.
• For two years after the ban ends must obtain permission from Mass. General and Harvard Medical School before engaging in any industry-sponsored, paid outside activities and then must report back afterward.
• Must undergo certain training.
• Face delays before being considered for “promotion or advancement.”
The three doctors came under the political microscope in June 2008 during remarks Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, made to a committee investigating conflicts of interest involving clinicians.
The three Harvard doctors “are some of the top psychiatrists in the country, and their research is some of the most important in the field,” Grassley said, according to an online version of the Congressional record. “They have also taken millions of dollars from the drug companies.” The senator complained that Biederman and Wilens took money from drug giant Eli Lilly Eli Lilly Latest from The Business Journals TableTop launches new order, payment systemHealth care reform law passes first appeals test347 million in the world have diabetes Follow this company (NYSE: LLY) at the same time they were being paid by the National Institutes of Health to study an Eli Lilly drug. …
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