Ethics & Guidelines

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Last modified date: January 8, 2025

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How Bypass Works

Bypass is a platform designed to make it easier for healthcare providers and sales representatives to connect for meaningful, professional conversations. Our technology facilitates scheduling and payment processing, ensuring a seamless experience while allowing users to maintain control over their engagements.

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Key Features include:

·   Effortless Scheduling: Sales reps can search for and book meetings with available healthcare providers, who set their own availability and terms.

·   Transparent Payments: Physicians set their own meeting rates based on fair market value (FMV), and all transactions are processed securely through our platform using Stripe.

·   Flexible Engagements: Physicians and sales reps have the freedom to connect when it makes sense for them—without outside influence.

·   Reduce Office Disruptions: Physicians decide when they are available, ensuring meetings fit within their workflow.

·   Smarter Meeting Investments: Sales reps can book time with physicians who are genuinely interested in learning about their products, making every meeting more valuable.

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Keeping Engagements on the Right Track

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Bypass is committed to supporting ethical, transparent, and compliant interactions. Users are responsible for ensuring their meetings align with all applicable laws, industry regulations, and institutional policies.

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1. Fair Market Value (FMV) & Transparent Compensation

What This Means for You:

·   Healthcare providers are compensated solely for their time and expertise.

·   Sales reps do not pay providers directly; all payments are processed securely through Bypass for full transparency.

·   Bypass provides industry benchmark rates, but providers have full control over their own pricing within the platform’s parameters.

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2. Professional Boundaries & Ethical Interactions

What This Means for You:

·   Voluntary Participation: Providers are never obligated to accept meetings. They control their availability and engagement preferences.

·   No Expectation of Reciprocity: Engaging on Bypass does not create any obligation to prescribe, recommend, or purchase products.

·   Industry Compliance: Users should follow all relevant healthcare regulations, including but not limited to the Anti-Kickback Statute, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, and the Stark Law (collectively, “Laws”), as well as the PhRMA Code and AdvaMed Code of Ethics.

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3. Platform Neutrality & No Influence on Business Decisions

What This Means for You:

·   Bypass does not promote or endorse any specific companies, products, or services.

·   The platform does not engage in prescribing incentives, or business arrangements beyond scheduling and payment processing.

·   Payments made through Bypass are not linked to prescribing behavior, device/product usage, or any future business agreements.

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4. User Responsibilities

What This Means for You:

·   Users are responsible for ensuring their engagements comply with legal, regulatory, and institutional policies.

·   Bypass does not participate in or influence meeting discussions. We simply provide the technology to facilitate these interactions.

·   If a concern arises about compliance, consult your company’s legal or compliance team for guidance.

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5. Reporting Concerns

Bypass is committed to providing a professional and ethical environment for all users. If you believe an interaction on the platform violates ethical or compliance standards, please report it to, contact@joinbypass.com.

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For more details, please refer to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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