Trends Related to Research Misconduct

Kate Heffernan, Member, Epstein Becker Green, and Elizabeth McEvoy, Partner, Hinckley Allen, discuss how research misconduct is regulated in the United States. They cover research integrity as it relates to the law, how approaches to research integrity have changed over the years, how the legal stakes have been raised for institutions and scientists, and proposed regulations related to research misconduct. Kate and Elizabeth spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2024 Advising Providers: Legal Strategies for AMCs, Physicians, and Hospitals, in New Orleans, LA.