Pharma Companies Urged To Stop In-Person Speaker Programs In HHS OIG ‘Special Fraud Alert’
Executive Summary
Companies should consider alternatives to in-person physician presentations given the risk of kickback violations, OIG says. Concerns addressed in Novartis corporate integrity agreement are broader than that case, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General Greg Demske explains in an interview.
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