Cleveland Clinic Will Report Ties to Drug Makers

The Cleveland Clinic intends to announce this week that it is now publicly reporting any business ties its staff doctors and researchers have with drug and device makers, according to The New York Times. The clinic is disclosing the information on its Web site and appears to be the first major medical center to make such relationships transparent to the public.

Some of the clinic’s leading physicians came under criticism and Congressional scrutiny several years ago when their financial links were revealed by the news media.

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