title: Extended warranties. While the $311 million orthopedic kickback settlement is being hailed as progress, some feel the practice will continue.
abstract: Five orthopedic devicemakers recently settled kickback allegations with the government to the tune of $311 million, but some industry experts doubt that will put an end to the problem. Doug Clark, left, chairman of the conflict-of-interest panel at Henry Ford Health System, says: "Hopefully, this (settlement) will help speed along the movement towards transparency.
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rhea
mesh_terms: D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003253:Consultants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D032982:Contracts; D005607:Fraud / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D040541:Marketing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States