The Journal of Patient Safety has found conflicts of interest in articles written by its previous editor, Charles Denham, MD, many of which were undisclosed, according to a report from NPR.
The finding is another in the line of troublesome allegations against Dr. Denham, who was involved in a $40 million Justice Department kickback settlement for receiving payments from CareFusion, announced in January of this year.
Dr. Denham is also known for serving as co-chairman of the National Quality Forum.
Both NQF and the Journal of Patient Safety cut ties with Dr. Denham as a result of the kickbacks findings. Since then, the Journal has appointed a new editorial board and has reviewed its conflict-of-interest policies with the goal of preventing the scenario in the future, according to the report.
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