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| ====== Anti-Corruption Policy ====== | ====== Anti-Corruption Policy ====== | ||
| - | Nested Knowledge will not tolerate bribery and corruption. | + | Nested Knowledge will not tolerate bribery and corruption. |
| ===== I. Scope ===== | ===== I. Scope ===== | ||
| - | This policy applies to Nested Knowledge employees, sub-contractors, | + | This policy applies to Nested Knowledge employees, sub-contractors, |
| ==== Customer Personal and Financial Interests ==== | ==== Customer Personal and Financial Interests ==== | ||
| - | Nested Knowledge delivers software services to companies engaged in biomedical research, which may include pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, | + | Nested Knowledge delivers software services to companies engaged in biomedical research, which may include pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, |
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| + | The research conducted by our customers may influence the following: | ||
| - | The research conducted by our customers may influence the following: | ||
| * payer reimbursement for drugs, devices, and other interventions. | * payer reimbursement for drugs, devices, and other interventions. | ||
| * regulatory approval of drugs and devices by the FDA | * regulatory approval of drugs and devices by the FDA | ||
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| ===== II. Anti-Corruption Policy ===== | ===== II. Anti-Corruption Policy ===== | ||
| - | **Risk of Corruption: | + | **Risk of Corruption: |
| - | In such roles, Nested Knowledge staff may learn of customer research, gain access to projects, and influence the research direction. | + | |
| - | Nested Knowledge has a duty to to prevent staff from modifying data, to avoid harming the research integrity, and to protect the confidentiality of the research projects underway. We examine these risks below: | + | Nested Knowledge has a duty to to prevent staff from modifying data, to avoid harming the research integrity, and to protect the confidentiality of the research projects underway. We examine these risks below: |
| + | ==== Manipulating Data ==== | ||
| - | ==== > 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, |
| - | 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 | + | ==== Violating Confidentiality |
| - | ==== > Violating Confidentiality | + | A Nested Knowledge staff member may maliciously obtain access to user research projects " |
| - | 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 and received training on [[https:// |
| - | All Nested Knowledge staff sign Non-Disclosure Agreements; violation of NDAs will result in disciplinary action. | + | ==== Compromising Research Integrity ==== |
| - | ==== > Compromising Research Integrity ==== | + | Nested Knowledge prohibits staff from advising customers on collecting data in a misleading or biased manner, such as encouraging customers to: |
| - | Nested Knowledge prohibits staff from advising customers on collecting data in a misleading or biased manner, such as encouraging customers to: | ||
| * manipulate the search strategy to exclude particular articles | * manipulate the search strategy to exclude particular articles | ||
| * create overly-selective exclusion criteria | * create overly-selective exclusion criteria | ||
| * recommend a meta-analysis of inappropriate study types | * recommend a meta-analysis of inappropriate study types | ||
| * skip the selection of certain endpoints | * skip the selection of certain endpoints | ||
| - | * compare certain therapies, leaving other comparators that would be appropriate. | + | * compare certain therapies, leaving other comparators that would be appropriate. |
| * convey numerical difference as statistical difference | * convey numerical difference as statistical difference | ||
| * select subgroups inappropriately | * select subgroups inappropriately | ||
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| This policy will be updated on an annual basis. This policy will be distributed to all Nested Knowledge employees and contractors, | This policy will be updated on an annual basis. This policy will be distributed to all Nested Knowledge employees and contractors, | ||
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| ===== Revision History ===== | ===== Revision History ===== | ||
| ^Author^Date of Revision/ | ^Author^Date of Revision/ | ||
| - | |K. Cowie|03/ | + | |K. Cowie|03/ |
| + | |K. Kallmes|03/ | ||
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