Compliance Update
Rules on Contact with Vendors
BWH Compliance continues to receive many questions about vendors and what rules govern their access to and activities in the hospital. The hospital has a policy on Interactions with Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies that can be found on BWHPikeNotes.org in the Hospital Administrative and Medical Staff Policy Manual, Section V, Compliance.
Some of the key principles of the policy mandate that vendors:
should not visit without a scheduled appointment;
should be registered with BWH Security and wear appropriate identification.
Please direct all vendors to register with Security at BWH. Vendors should be aware of BWH policies and employees should feel empowered to ask vendors if they are abiding by them. If you have a question, please call the Compliance Office at 617-582-0090.