State Policy State Policy: Colorado Gives the Boot to Gift Ban Thomas Sullivan Feb 20, 2009 0 In a 6-1 vote against the Colorado Senate sent the opponents of physicians and industry packing. In Colorado the state Senate…
State Policy State Policy: More State Bills Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2009 0 Last week, we featured some key state bills that are focused on restrictions on “gifts” to physicians and pharmaceutical…
State Policy State Policy: List of State Bills Restricting Pharmaceutical and Device… Thomas Sullivan Feb 11, 2009 0 Several state legislatures have filed bills affecting the pharmaceutical and device industry on addressing Continuing…
International Royal College of Physicians: UK Report on Industry Relationships Thomas Sullivan Feb 11, 2009 0 However we believe that within these broad limits (education funds donated to a central office not individuals and departments,…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act: AAFP Return to Agreed on Language Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2009 0 "We need to have transparency" between physicians, the pharmaceutical industry, and device manufacturers, said…
Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: A Little Comparative Effectiveness Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2009 0 Stimulus packages are funny things, when Congress passes a big Bill, they tend to literally throw in the kitchen sink. So…
Pharmaceutical and Device Physician Payment Sunshine: Pfizer to Disclose Physician Payments Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2009 0 Pfizer joined the ranks of GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and Eli Lilly, announcing that beginning this year, they are going to disclose…
Congress Understanding Chuck Grassley Thomas Sullivan Feb 9, 2009 0 Transparency is only a partial solution to conflict of interest. Senator Grassley has told him he is just getting…
Academic Organizations Harvard: We Love Generic Drugs – No Research Dollars Please Thomas Sullivan Feb 9, 2009 0 The Seventies were fun, they were grand and we loved them…Remember Kiss, the Bee Gees, tie-dyed shirts, and love songs? Well, a…
Congress Health Care Reform: NIH Transparency – Where’s the Stimulus? Thomas Sullivan Feb 5, 2009 0 Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl today put forward an amendment to the economic recovery bill, which will place new…