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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Oct. 6, 2006

Roles of Surgeons in Medical Device Firms Need Probing

FORUM COLUMN - By Eugene E. Elder - Earlier this month, the trade association that represents the medical device industry, Advanced Medical Technology Association, sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General raising a red flag about surgeon-owned device companies.


Forum Column

By Eugene E. Elder

     
      Earlier this month, the trade association that represents the medical device industry, Advanced Medical Technology Association, sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General raising a red flag about surgeon-owned device companies. These companies, which have sprung up nationwide, may differ slightly from one...

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