Groundbreaking Oregon DOJ cases target doctors' failure to inform patients about device payments

The Oregonian By Nick Budnick,
August 06, 2013

Doctors who get paid by makers of artificial implants for using their product must let patients know about it, according to a first-of-its-kind legal action by the Oregon Department of Justice.

[…] The case could ripple nationwide, exposing a little-known but common practice of payments to doctors from implant manufacturers.