OIG Reports on Institutional Conflicts of Interest at NIH Grantees
The OIG has issued a report entitled "Institutional Conflicts of Interest at NIH Grantees." While noting that some National Institutes of Health (NIH) grantee institutions have voluntarily adopted institutional conflicts of interest policies, the OIG recommends that NIH promulgate rules to mandate that grantee institutions to identify, report, and address institutional financial conflicts in a consistent and uniform manner. Although the NIH is currently reviewing public comments on a proposed rule pertaining to researchers' conflicts, the OIG notes that that the proposal would not address institutional conflicts.
