National Quality Forum

Medtech personnel moves for the week of Mar. 10, 2014

March 11, 2014 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

ConMed proxy war gets ugly

February 28, 2014 by Brad Perriello

The proxy war over control of the board at ConMed turned ugly this week after serious allegations surfaced against 1 of the medical device company’s nominees for director.

Health quality president Cassel reluctantly ditches board seats amid conflict scandal

March 6, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Health quality president Cassel ditches board seats amid conflict scandal

National Quality Forum president & CEO Dr. Christine Cassel voluntarily resigned her seat on the boards of a couple of high-profile healthcare industry groups as questions continue to swirl about potential conflicts of interest among the Forum’s leaders.

Patient safety and medical professionalism: How far do the conflicts go?

February 19, 2014 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Payments to CEO raise new conflicts at top health quality group

February 12, 2014 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

Dr. Cristine Cassel, President and CEO of the National Quality Forum, speaking before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. Dr. Cassel was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional outside compensation after she was hired in December 2012. (help.senate.gov)

by Marshall Allen, ProPublica

Senator cites ‘serious concerns,’ demands National Quality Forum records

February 4, 2014 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

(Steve Pope/Getty Images)

by Marshall Allen, ProPublica

An influential senator is demanding copies of contracts and conflict-of-interest policies from the National Quality Forum after allegations that kickbacks were paid to influence its patient safety guidelines.

NEJM reviews ChloraPrep study in patient safety controversy

January 29, 2014 By Brian Johnson Leave a Comment

Hidden financial ties rattle top health quality group

January 29, 2014 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

Dr. Charles Denham giving a keynote address to the Cleveland Clinic. After Denham was accused of taking kickbacks, the National Quality Forum launches a review of its widely used patient safety guidelines. (SafetyLeaders/Flickr)

by Marshall Allen, ProPublica