This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision Last revision Both sides next revision | ||
wiki:policies:anti_bribery [2023/03/21 14:10] katcow |
wiki:policies:anti_bribery [2023/03/21 19:23] katcow |
||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
- | ====== Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption | + | ====== Anti-Bribery and Ethical Misconduct |
- | + | ||
- | Nested Knowledge will not tolerate bribery and corruption. | + | |
===== I. Scope ===== | ===== I. Scope ===== | ||
Line 7: | Line 5: | ||
This policy applies to Nested Knowledge employees, sub-contractors, | This policy applies to Nested Knowledge employees, sub-contractors, | ||
- | ==== Nested Knowledge Customer Interests ==== | + | ===== II. Anti-Bribery Policy ===== |
- | + | ||
- | Nested Knowledge delivers software services to companies engaged in biomedical research, including: pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, | + | |
- | + | ||
- | The research conducted by our customers may influence the following: | + | |
- | * payer reimbursement for drugs, devices, and digital therapeutics. | + | |
- | * regulatory approval of drugs and devices by the FDA | + | |
- | * regulatory approval of drugs and devices by governing bodies outside of the United States. | + | |
- | * bids awarded to contract research organizations | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== II. Anti-Corruption Policy ===== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Research in the software is conducted by our customers. Nested Knowledge staff provide training to customers, such as teaching customers how to adopt our technology for their active research projects. | + | |
- | In such roles, Nested Knowledge has a duty to avoid influencing the research integrity, data, and outcomes, and to protect the confidentiality of the research projects underway. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | ==== > Manipulating Data ==== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | If a customer explicitly grants a Nested Knowledge staff member access to their nests, there is a risk the staff may manipulate collected data for their personal or financial gain. This includes changing the value of a data points and excluding studies. Such behavior will result in instant termination, | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ==== > Violating Confidentiality and Gathering Intelligence ==== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | A Nested Knowledge staff member may maliciously obtain access to user-log data or user research projects, i.e. " | + | |
- | + | ||
- | All Nested Knowledge staff sign Non-Disclosure Agreements; violation of NDAs will result in disciplinary action. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ==== > Compromising Research Integrity ==== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Nested Knowledge prohibits staff from advising customers on collecting data in a misleading or biased manner, such as: | + | |
- | * manipulate the search strategy to exclude particular articles | + | |
- | * obtain access to the collected data and modify values. | + | |
- | * encourage a biased sample selection | + | |
- | * encourage a biased selection of endpoints | + | |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | ===== III. Anti-Bribery Policy ===== | + | |
+ | === Risk of receiving bribes: === | ||
Health Care Professionals (HCPs) may benefit financially from research demonstrating favorable outcomes for drugs, devices, or other interventions, | Health Care Professionals (HCPs) may benefit financially from research demonstrating favorable outcomes for drugs, devices, or other interventions, | ||
Government officials may have stakes in the results of research studies. For example, literature reviews may influence government agency funding, the commercial success of a drug entering market, and drafting of new legislation. | Government officials may have stakes in the results of research studies. For example, literature reviews may influence government agency funding, the commercial success of a drug entering market, and drafting of new legislation. | ||
- | Additionally, | + | ===Risk of offering bribery: === |
+ | Additionally, | ||
- | ===== IV. Reporting | + | === Code of Conduct |
+ | All Nested Knowledge staff are prohibited from offering or accepting bribes. Receiving or offering bribes will result in termination, | ||
+ | We require executives to disclose their conflicts of interests, including family members in government agencies or healthcare organizations. | ||
- | Employees who suspect ethical misconduct may report it anonymously | + | ===== III. Ethical Misconduct Policy ===== |
+ | |||
+ | Employees who suspect ethical misconduct may report it through | ||
<WRAP center round info 70%> | <WRAP center round info 70%> | ||
Line 59: | Line 28: | ||
- | ===== V. Policy Enforcement and Review ===== | + | ===== Policy Enforcement and Review ===== |
- | These policies | + | This policy |
- | + | ||
- | These policies | + | |
===== . Revision History ===== | ===== . Revision History ===== | ||
^Author^Date of Revision/ | ^Author^Date of Revision/ | ||
- | |K. Cowie|03/20/2023|Initial draft completed| | + | |K. Cowie|03/21/2023|Drafted| |
+ | |K. Kallmes|03/ | ||
[[: | [[: | ||
+ | |||