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Do you think that it is appropriate for physicians to receive compensation for legitimate consultation work that they perform for medical companies whose products the physicians use?
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1.3/3/2008 2:14:00 PMLegitimate is the key Much has been blatant bribery
2.3/3/2008 4:02:00 PMBut the numbers have been obscene sometimes.
3.3/3/2008 7:02:00 PMIf there is no agreement, overt or implicit, to use the product
4.3/4/2008 2:08:00 AMOnly if the compensation is of an appropriate amount
5.3/4/2008 2:25:00 AMYes, for legitimate work, but a lot of physicians have been paid essentially just to use and keep using the productsand without performing any legitimate consultation work.
6.3/4/2008 3:22:00 AMIf it is truely scientific consultation. However, in most cases, it is only a volume based production of a devise. This is why we see doctors of no significant academic credentials receiving astronomical payment, particularly when the product was successfully commertialized.
7.3/4/2008 4:33:00 AMJust what is Legitimate?
8.3/5/2008 12:07:00 AMas long as consultation work is separate from product use or promotion
9.3/6/2008 3:20:00 PMlegitimate is the word