State Policy Maryland House: HB 818 Manufacturers of Prescribed Products –… Thomas Sullivan Feb 28, 2011 0 This Thursday Maryland lawmakers are holding a hearing to consider legislation to ban "gifts" and most payments for services from…
Uncategorized House Energy and Commerce Hearing: Impact of Medical Device Regulation on… Thomas Sullivan Feb 28, 2011 0 In light of many recent reports about the negative impact federal regulations are having on the medical device and technology…
Congress This Week Congress and President – a Potential Collision Course for… Thomas Sullivan Feb 28, 2011 0 President Obama recently submitted his $3.7 trillion 2012 budget proposal, marking the start of the annual budget process. Then,…
Medical Journals Nurse Practitioners and the Pharmaceutical Industry Thomas Sullivan Feb 25, 2011 0 One of the largest problems facing the U.S. health care system is the shortage of primary care physicians. Recent estimates from…
Media Physicians and Industry: Fix the Relationships But Keep Them Going Thomas Sullivan Feb 24, 2011 0 The practice of medicine involves establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with a number of individuals in the…
FDA FDA Proposes Generic Drug User Fee Thomas Sullivan Feb 23, 2011 1 Over the past several months, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has experienced a significant backlog of generic drug…
ACCME ABMS MOC CME New System of CME Accreditation: CME for MOC or MOC CME? Thomas Sullivan Feb 22, 2011 0 When one interprets the meaning of a Picasso it takes time, discussions of what was truly meant with others and one often one goes…
Research The Difficulties and Challenges of Biomedical Research and Health Advances Thomas Sullivan Feb 22, 2011 0 The breakthroughs in medicine and advances in health care over the past several decades have been miraculous. The biomedical…
ACCME ABMS MOC CME New System of CME Accreditation: Eliminating or Reducing… Thomas Sullivan Feb 21, 2011 0 The recent American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) white paper is more like a Picasso than…
ACCME ABMS MOC CME New System of CME Accreditation: George Mejicano, MD… Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2011 2 Earlier this week we published an article about the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) white paper on Maintenance of…