Doctors typically do not reveal pharmaceutical, medical device ties on social media
Physicians in the U.S. who offer advice on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media services often fail to disclose their ties to pharmaceutical or medical device companies, a STAT investigation found.
STAT, a national publication produced by Boston Globe Media, said the doctors are under no legal obligation to disclose payments from companies.
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Tim Casey joined TriMed Media Group in 2015 as Executive Editor. For the previous four years, he worked as an editor and writer for HMP Communications, primarily focused on covering managed care issues and reporting from medical and health care conferences. He was also a staff reporter at the Sacramento Bee for more than four years covering professional, college and high school sports. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA degree from Georgetown University.