Ethics in Practice - Medika Life

The CAHPS survey is required by the federal government for many health care facilities, and the hospital version of it is required for most acute care hospitals. Low scores can induce financial penalties, and hospitals reap financial rewards for improving scores or exceeding those of their peers.

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Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - March 26, 2024

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Dutch Researcher Refuses to Disclose How She Got Students to Consent to Experimental Infection

James Coyne - December 18, 2020

This past year, the Netherlands Board on Research Integrity (LOWI) concluded that a former professor of psychology at Leiden University was guilty of breaching several rules of scientific integrity.

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