The head of one of the nation’s major cord blood banks has asked his competitors to stop paying fees to physicians for referring and gathering specimens from their patients. The request was made last month by Martin Smithmyer, chief executive officer of the New York City-based Americord Registry. Smithmyer equated the payments to physician kickbacks,…
Cord Blood CEO Raises Questions About Physician Payments
The head of one of the nation’s major cord blood banks has asked his competitors to stop paying fees to physicians for referring and gathering specimens from their patients. The request was made last month by Martin Smithmyer, chief executive officer of the New York City-based Americord Registry. Smithmyer equated the payments to physician kickbacks, […]