Joint replacements, pacemakers, surgical instruments, and sutures; medical devices are a staple of health care. New research published in the journal Health Policy and Technology reveals that UK hospitals, universities, and other health care organizations received over €37 million in ‘education’ payments from the medical device firms that supply them, sparking concerns by the report authors that a “worrying conflict of interest” is at play.
Worrying conflict of interest: UK health care organizations receiving payments from medical device industry
