Sunday, March 05, 2006

Former NIMH editor calls for dismissal of CMAJ publisher

Former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and member of the Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for CMA president to dismiss publisher Graham Morris - from the CP

And then there is this from the Toronto Star:

Doctors at a large chain of methadone clinics are billing OHIP for expensive, excessive tests that are rarely used for patient care, a Star investigation shows.

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Daiter, 42, and Varenbut, 37, have prominent positions in numerous professional medical groups, including the Ontario Medical Association and the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine. Several years ago, Ontario's health ministry appointed them investigators for the now-defunct Medical Review Committee, which reviewed claims submitted by physicians. They also ran a website offering advice to Ontario doctors being audited by investigators. (my emphasis)

Methadone treatment has become big business in Ontario.

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