Conflicts of interest (COI) arise when the professional responsibilities of
individuals or organizations are, or have the potential to be, compromised by other, external obligations. The failure of fiduciary responsibility is the key concept in defining conflict of interest situations; conflicts occur when the public expects that professional with further the interests of their clients/patients, not their own personal interest.
The Institute on Medicine as a Profession studies how various health care institutions are addressing the concept of conflict of interest on a policy level. Our chief publications in the field include the following:
- From Disclosure to Transparency: The Use of Company Payment Data (2011)
Authors: Susan Chimonas, Zachary Frosch, David J Rothman
Publication: Archives of Internal Medicine
- Managing Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Care (2011)
Authors: Susan Chimonas, Lisa Patterson, Victoria Raveis, David J Rothman
Publication: Academic Medicine
- Academic Medical Centers’ Conflict of Interest Policies (2010)
Authors: David J Rothman, Susan Chimonas
Publication: JAMA
- Show Us the Money: Lessons in Transparency from State Pharmaceutical Marketing Disclosure Laws (2010)
Authors: Susan Chimonas, Natassia Rozario, David J Rothman
Publication: Health Services Research
- Professional Medical Associations and Their Relationships With Industry: A Proposal for Controlling Conflict of Interest (2009)
Authors: David J Rothman, Walt McDonald, Carol Berkowitz, et al.
Publication: JAMA
- New Developments in Managing Physician-Industry Relationships (2008)
Authors: David J Rothman and Susan Chimonas
Publication: JAMA
- Academic Medical Centers and Financial Conflicts of Interest (2008)
Authors: David J Rothman
Publication: JAMA
- Health Industry Practices that Create Conflicts of Interest: A Policy Proposal for Academic Medical Centers (2006)
Authors: Troy Brennan, David J Rothman, Linda Blank, et al.
Publication: JAMA
- New Federal Guidelines For Physician-Pharmaceutical Industry Relations: The Politics Of Policy Formation (2005)
Authors: Susan Chimonas, David J Rothman
Publication: Health Affairs