Event

Grassley inquiry into physician payments, 2007-2008

Senate inquiry that asked universities and drug companies for records of payments to doctors, and led to reviews at Harvard and Emory.

6 links, 5 backed by primary records

Connections 6

Chuck Grassley asked for the forms Primary record 1
Harvard University asked three psychiatrists to look again at their payment records Primary record 1
Joseph Biederman reported over $1.6 million from drug companies after the second look, Grassley told the Senate Primary record 1
Emory University investigated Primary record 2
Charles Nemeroff the subject of the allegations, Emory reported Primary record 2
National Institutes of Health asked for details of grants Scholarship & press 3

Timeline 1 date

Proof 3 sources

Payments to Physicians (Congressional Record, Senate, pages S5029-S5033), U.S. Congress, 4 Jun 2008. Primary record
I asked Harvard and Mass General Hospital last October to send me the conflict of interest forms that these doctors had submitted to their institutions.
But last March, Harvard and Mass General asked these doctors to take a second look at the money they had received from the drug companies.
Dr. Biederman suddenly admitted to over $1.6 million dollars from the drug companies.
Emory announces actions following investigation, Emory University, 22 Dec 2008. Primary record Archived copy
Emory University has conducted an investigation into allegations of conflicts of interest involving Dr. Charles Nemeroff
Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) alleged earlier this year that Dr. Nemeroff had been paid substantial sums over seven years in outside income by pharmaceutical companies
Harvard Medical School To Reexamine Conflicts of Interest Policy, The Harvard Crimson, 16 Jun 2008. Scholarship & press
Grassley sent letters to NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, Harvard President Drew G. Faust, and Mass. General chief Peter L. Slavin earlier this month

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