Category Archives: nonprofits

End-of-Year Donations Help World’s Poor Get Basic Health

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Laura Newman

Patient POV tends to take up issues concerning American healthcare policy and patients in the United States. But we’ve just had a national election and the American public clearly rejected steps backward in healthcare. Considering that this is the holiday … Continue reading →

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Conflict of Interest, Health Advocacy Organizations, and Patients

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Laura Newman

As a follow-up to my post yesterday addressing disclosure and health advocacy groups and nonprofits, I have looked into this further online.  And it is not that I think that advocates or advocacy groups are corrupt: I think advocates are … Continue reading →

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On Disclosure, Transparency, and Firewalls: A Call for Uniform Standards

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Laura Newman

Since Patient POV was launched March 29, I have been struggling with how to deal with the issue of industry-supported patient advocacy groups. On Thursday, ProPublica released its paper: “Financial Ties Bind Medical Societies to Drug and Device Makers” with … Continue reading →

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