| 21. Dr. Jones must decide between two treatment regimens for a patient. As he investigates the evidence supporting each, he also checks out how much reimbursement each would provide for him. |
| # | Response Date | Comment |
| 1. | Tue, 3/13/07 11:30 PM | If Dr. Jones chooses one treatment regimen because he will be reimbursed well even though the evidence does not support it, it is a definite conflict of interest. It is not a COI to KNOW how well treatment regimens are reimbursed. |
| 2. | Wed, 3/14/07 1:16 AM | On what he does with this information. |
| 3. | Wed, 3/14/07 2:46 PM | If he chooses the more lucrative tx on the sole basis that it is more lucrative, and if that tx is less effective for his pt. then a serious COI |