|
To help to continue to assure a high standard of ethical conduct by the medical technology industry, AdvaMed has updated its own ethical guidelines for the medical technology industry.
"The Code of Ethics for Interactions with Health Care Professionals" was approved by the Board of Directors in September 2003 and became effective January 1, 2004.
Executives, sales, marketing, finance, medical affairs and legal staff from medical technology firms, as well as physicians, hospital administrators, group purchasing organizations, dealers and distributors should all thoroughly understand the impetus for changes in these ethical guidelines and how organizations and individuals alike are expected to conform.
AdvaMed Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics for Interaction with Health Care Professionals and FAQ (updated April, 2005)
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Gainsharing Arrangement between Hospital and Cardiac Surgeons Group (posted Nov. 17, 2006)
AdvaMed’s news release
Response from Department of Health & Human Services’ Officeof the Inspector General/Industry Guidance Branch, concerning AdvaMed’s request for guidance concerning certain Physician-Device Firm arrangements (posted October 17, 2006)
AdvaMed's news release on this development.
AdvaMed’s letter to the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General /Industry Guidance Branch, requesting guidance concerning Certain Physician-Device Firm Arrangements (posted September 8, 2006)
AdvaMed’s Code of Ethics Logo Program (Posted June 20, 2006)
Corporate Compliance Officer Contact Information
AdvaMed's members have provided contact information for many of their health care compliance officers who oversee their company's compliance with fraud and abuse laws and implementation of AdvaMed's "Code of Ethics for Interactions with Health Care Professionals." These individuals may be contacted as questions arise.
AdvaMed Members, Add to or Update Your Corporate Compliance Contact Information
Educational Materials Concerning AdvaMed’s Code of Ethics from the Medical Technology Learning Institute
Brochure: "Understanding
a New Code of Ethics"
Conveyance letter to AdvaMed Membership
AdvaMed Letter to Individual Physicians (mailed with brochure)
07-05-05 - Letter of recommendation and support from The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, concerning AdvaMed's Code of Ethics
Orthopedic Member companies support AdvaMed's revised Code of Ethics
Company Information
Medtronic, Inc.'s Corporate Code of Conduct
Medtronic Inc.'s Business Conduct Standards
Resources For AdvaMed Members
Join AdvaMed's Device and Diagnostic Compliance Group
09/06/06 – AdvaMed Requests Guidance from OIG Industry Branch on Certain Physician-Device Firm Arrangements
03/03/06 — News release: AdvaMed Approves Code of Ethics Self-Certification Program
06/23/05 — Memo on California's 2004 law (S.B. 1765) requiring pharmaceutical company compliance concerning marketing practices
Presentation on AdvaMed's Compliance Benchmarking Survey - 2005 Annual Meeting
03/03/05 — News release: Medical Technology Companies Quickly Adopting AdvaMed Code of Ethics
Speaker Presentations: Device and Diagnostics Compliance Group Meeting, Nov. 3-4, 2004
AdvaMed Code of Ethics Training Presentation
Code Comparisons Between AdvaMed and Other Medical Groups
Chart comparing AdvaMed, AMA, and PhRMA codes to Final OIG Compliance Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Comparison of AdvaMed’s and National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA)Code of Ethics
Comparison of AdvaMed’s Code of Ethics and Eucomed’s Guidelines for Interactions with Health Care Professionals
Comparison of AdvaMed’s and European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association’s (EDMA) Code of Ethics
Comparison of AdvaMed’s and Medical Devices Canada’s (MEDEC) Code of Ethics
Codes of Ethics from Non-US Health Care Associations
MEDEC (Medical Devices Canada)
EUCOMED (European Confederation of Medical Devices Association)
EDMA (European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association)
IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations)
Articles on Medical Codes of Ethics
"Healthy
changes: Med-Tech Firms Focus in Ethics," an
article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, June
20, 2004
(Linked with permission from St. Paul
Pioneer Press)
"Self-help
cure
for
conflicts
in
medical
research," Op-ed
article
by
Dr.
Michael
E.
DeBakey,
Director,
DeBakey
Heart
Center,
Baylor
College
of
Medicine
Published in The Houston Chronicle, March 2, 2004. (Article text)
“The
Party's
Over,” an
article
from
Medical
Meetings
Magazine,
Dec.
1,
2003.
(Linked
with
permission
of
Primedia
Business
Magazines
and
Media)
President's
Message,
Neurosurgery
News,
Fall
2003,
pages
1-2.
Column by Vincent C. Traynelis, M.D., president of the Congress of Neurological
Surgeons, writes a column noting the shared responsibility of physicians
as well as the medical industry to maintain proper ethical business interactions.
Codes of Conduct and Compliance Matters Governing Health Care Entities
HHS Office
of Inspector General
Compliance
Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (April,
2003)
Corporate
Integrity Agreements and Settlement Agreements
with Integrity Provisions
AMA (The
American Medical Association)
AMA
Booklet: "What you should know about gifts to physicians
from industry."
Background
and ordering information for the AMA's Code
Code
of Ethics (separate
links for each
section)
PhRMA
(The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers
of America)
PhRMA
Code on Interactions
with Healthcare
Professionals
Background/Overview
HIGPA
(The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association)
Press
Release and Background Information
HIGPA
Code of Conduct
Principles
NEMA (National Electronic Manufacturers Association)
NEMA Code of Ethics and FAQ
Additional Information
Health Care Compliance Association
HCCA champions ethical practice and compliance standards in the health care community and provides the necessary resources for compliance professionals and others.
|
