COI Policies: Tax Dollars Should Not Be Used to Fund U.S. Institutions Not Making the Grade |
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| Authors: | Patricia Tereskerz JD PhD Ann Mills MBA MSc Econ |
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| Institution: | 1. Program in Ethics and Policy in Healthcare, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities , University of Virginia, School of Medicine , Charlottesville , Virginia , USA pjm7s@virginia.edu;3. Program in Ethics and Policy in Healthcare, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities , University of Virginia, School of Medicine , Charlottesville , Virginia , USA |
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| Abstract: | Over two billion dollars was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in research funding from 2010 to March 2012 to institutions receiving a grade of “C,” “D,” or “F” on their conflict of interest policies, as determined by the American Medical Student Association's scorecard on conflict of interest policies. More institutional oversight is needed with regard to assuring conflict of interest policies at U.S. research institutions are adequate. As stewards of public funds, HHS should require a minimum standard which institutional conflict of interest policies should meet, beyond current regulatory requirements, before granting funding. |
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| Keywords: | conflict of interest NIH grants |
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