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 ===== II. Anti-Bribery Policy ===== ===== II. 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, in which the HCP has financial stakes.  Health Care Professionals (HCPs) may benefit financially from research demonstrating favorable outcomes for drugs, devices, or other interventions, in which the HCP has financial stakes. 
  
 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, obtaining government contracts may financially benefit software companies, such as Nested Knowledge and the employees within. As such, we strictly prohibit bribery to officials and require all employees to disclose their conflicts of interests, including family members and friends in government agencies. +===Risk of offering bribery: === 
 +Additionally, obtaining government contracts may financially benefit software companies, such as Nested Knowledge and the employees within. They also may benefit from receiving authorship on publications. 
  
-=====  III. Ethical Misconduct Policy =====+=== Code of Conduct === 
 +All Nested Knowledge staff are prohibited from offering or accepting bribes. Receiving or offering bribes will result in termination, and may result in legal action. Bribes are not limited to cash offerings.  
 +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 through a form. The reports will be receipted by at least three Nested Knowledge staff members. +=====  III. Ethical Misconduct Policy =====
  
-A report of misconduct, via any mode of communication, will launch an investigation into the affected individuals. +Employees who suspect ethical misconduct may report it through an anonymous form. The reports will be received by three Nested Knowledge staff members.  A report of misconduct, via any mode of communication, will launch an investigation into the affected individuals. We retain the right to audit activity in the software, through [[https://wiki.nested-knowledge.com/doku.php?id=wiki:policies:access#iv_audit_trails_and_logging|activity logs]].  We also may investigate emails and launch a financial audit. 
  
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-|K. Cowie|03/21/2023|Initial draft completed|+|K. Cowie|03/21/2023|Drafted| 
 +|K. Kallmes|03/21/2023|Approved|
  
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wiki/policies/anti_bribery.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/20 14:32 by katcow

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