Congress America Invents Act Thomas Sullivan Mar 24, 2011 0 Recently, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the “America Invents Act” (S. 23), a bill that would overhaul the…
Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act One Year Later Thomas Sullivan Mar 23, 2011 1 It is hard to imagine that one year ago today President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nation’s most…
Innovation America’s Lost Innovation May Mean Lost Lives Thomas Sullivan Mar 22, 2011 1 The road to discovering a life-saving treatment or medicine is long and filled with obstacles. “For those with life-threatening…
FDA FDA Medical Device Innovation Initiative Thomas Sullivan Mar 22, 2011 0 Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the "Medical Device Innovation Initiative," which proposes actions that…
Guidelines IOM Report: Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020 Thomas Sullivan Mar 21, 2011 0 Last December, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Healthy People 2020, the nation’s new 10-year goals…
Academic Organizations University of Florida Begins New Conflict of Interest Policy Thomas Sullivan Mar 18, 2011 0 The University of Florida (UF) recently began implementing a new Conflict of Interest Program to address physician-industry…
Affordable Care Act Physician Payment Sunshine: Special Open Door Forum on Transparency… Thomas Sullivan Mar 17, 2011 0 Within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is Section 6002, which requires the public reporting of payments or other value transfers…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine: Ohio State Senator Introduces “Payment… Thomas Sullivan Mar 17, 2011 0 As the media continues to publish what it calls “investigative journalism” by conducting nothing more than “google” searches of…
FDA FDA Guidance: Codevelopment of Two or More Unmarketed Investigational Drugs… Thomas Sullivan Mar 16, 2011 0 Combination therapy is an important treatment modality in many disease settings, including cancer, cardio-vascular disease, and…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct Governor Patrick to Reconsider Massachusetts Code of Conduct Thomas Sullivan Mar 15, 2011 0 A recent article discussed the approach Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has taken for engaging business and economic…