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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 DateComment
1.Tue, 3/13/07 11:30 PMIf 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 AMOn what he does with this information.
3.Wed, 3/14/07 2:46 PMIf 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