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Effective Recruitment or Bot Attack? The Challenge of Internet-Based Research Surveys and Recommendations to Reduce Risk and Improve Robustness

Effective Recruitment or Bot Attack? The Challenge of Internet-Based Research Surveys and Recommendations to Reduce Risk and Improve Robustness

In both case studies, new surveys were created and circulated with additional security measures in place, including location screening features, CAPTCHA coding, the use of fraud scores algorithms, and referral restrictions if recruitment occurs through social media (further strategies are discussed in the section “Ways to counteract a bot attack”).

Liesje Donkin, Nathan Henry, Amy Kercher, Mangor Pedersen, Holly Wilson, Amy Hai Yan Chan

Interact J Med Res 2025;14:e60548

Identifying Fraudulent Responses in a Study Exploring Delivery Options for Pregnancies Impacted by Gestational Diabetes: Lessons Learned From a Web-Based Survey

Identifying Fraudulent Responses in a Study Exploring Delivery Options for Pregnancies Impacted by Gestational Diabetes: Lessons Learned From a Web-Based Survey

Particularly when conducting research with vulnerable populations such as pregnant individuals, there is a tension between maintaining participant anonymity while using techniques to prevent data fraud and protect study integrity [7]. Pregnant individuals have traditionally been excluded from research trials due to ethical concerns and misinformed ideas about clinical research [8].

Emma Ruby, Serine Ramlawi, Alexa Clare Bowie, Stephanie Boyd, Alysha Dingwall-Harvey, Ruth Rennicks White, Darine El-Chaâr, Mark Walker

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e58450

Peer Review of “Insider Threats to the Military Health System: A Systematic Background Check of TRICARE West Providers”

Peer Review of “Insider Threats to the Military Health System: A Systematic Background Check of TRICARE West Providers”

The study examines those who have received some sort of exclusion, sanction, or other reprimand based on health care fraud or harm. This study is timely and has practical implications for protecting patient care, particularly for those who are in a vulnerable position such as veterans or warfighters. I hope the following comments are taken as constructive criticism and interest in the overall improvement of the study. I appreciate the opportunity to review this study.

Anonymous

JMIRx Med 2024;5:e57701

Author’s Reponse to Peer Reviews of “Insider Threats to the Military Health System: A Systematic Background Check of TRICARE West Providers”

Author’s Reponse to Peer Reviews of “Insider Threats to the Military Health System: A Systematic Background Check of TRICARE West Providers”

The study examines those who have received some sort of exclusion, sanction, or other reprimand based on health care fraud or harm. This study is timely and has practical implications for protecting patient care, particularly for those who are in a vulnerable position such as veterans or warfighters. I hope the following comments are taken as constructive criticism and interest in the overall improvement of the study. I appreciate the opportunity to review this study.

David Bychkov

JMIRx Med 2024;5:e57116

Insider Threats to the Military Health System: A Systematic Background Check of TRICARE West Providers

Insider Threats to the Military Health System: A Systematic Background Check of TRICARE West Providers

The OIG-LEIE is a comprehensive registry that excludes individuals and entities from participating in federally funded health care programs for a range of reasons, including patient abuse or neglect, billing fraud, and drug-related convictions [7].

David Bychkov

JMIRx Med 2024;5:e52198

Addressing Cyberscams and Acquired Brain Injury (“I Desperately Need to Know What to Do”): Qualitative Exploration of Clinicians’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives

Addressing Cyberscams and Acquired Brain Injury (“I Desperately Need to Know What to Do”): Qualitative Exploration of Clinicians’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives

Reference 10: Mass-marketing fraud: a growing concern Reference 19: Understanding romance fraud: insights from domestic violence research Reference 21: Not a victimless crime: the impact of fraud on individual victims and their families Reference 37: “I suspect that the pictures are stolen”: romance fraud, identity crime, and responding Reference 40: ‘They’re very lonely’: understanding the fraud victimisation of seniorsfraud

Kimberly Ann Chew, Jennie Ponsford, Kate Rachel Gould

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e51245