Harvard Neurosurgeon Awarded $1.6 Million in Harassment Suit
A jury awarded $1.6 million to a female neurosurgeon at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital after determining she had been exposed to a hostile work environment and been the subject of retaliation after she complained. The Boston Globe says Dr. Sagun Tuli sued the hospital and her boss, Dr. Arthur Day, chairman of neurosurgery. Dr. Tuli, 39, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, testified that Dr. Day repeatedly made demeaning statements to her while she was operating, once telling her, "You are just a girl. Are you sure you can do that?" On another occasion, during a dinner, asking her to get "up on the table and dance for us."
Medical Device Maker to Report Doctor Payments Online
The medical device maker Medtronic will start publicly disclosing its payments to doctors online, reporting anyone who receives payments of $5,000 or more a year in consulting and other fees, The Wall Street Journal health blog reports. The action comes as some United States senators push for what they're calling a "physician payment sunshine act" that would require all companies to disclose their financial arrangements with doctors. Medtronic has been accused of paying kickback to physicians who use its products.
--I think the lessons here are this: the future of medicine has no room for the macho crap and that you'd better be careful with your relationships with device makers and big pharma.
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