Health Care & Hospital Law
Dec. 10, 2010
Doctor Pay Disclosures Could Help Plaintiffs
Plaintiffs like Anthony Bochene, who says he would have reconsidered a hip device had he known his surgeon had a financial stake in it, may be boosted by new physician disclosure rules.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When Anthony Bochene went to the doctor to fix his hip pain, he heeded the advice of his orthopedic surgeon, who suggested he try a prosthetic hip replacement made by DePuy, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
What Bochene didn't know before he went under the knife was that the surgeon, Dr. Thomas Schmalzried, was a co-creator of the prosthetic hip who made millions from his relationship with ...
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