Uncategorized FDA and Electronic Health Records Thomas Sullivan Aug 15, 2011 3 Electronic health records (EHRs) have been a hot topic in health care reform over the past several years. Many believe that EHRs…
ACCME ACCME Releases 2010 Annual Report Data: The CME Economy increased by 2.7%… Thomas Sullivan Aug 12, 2011 0 Since 2006 the continuing medical education (CME) economy has significantly decreased but that trend now appears to be swinging in…
Physician Payment Disclosure Physician Payment Sunshine: Eli Lilly Reports All Payments to Physicians Thomas Sullivan Aug 11, 2011 1 Continuing its commitment to transparency and integrity, Eli Lilly launched its physician payment registry for payments as low as…
Medical Legal Whistle Blower Case May Raise the Bar for Evidence Thomas Sullivan Aug 10, 2011 0 Recently the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an opinion that has the potential to significantly change the…
CME Continuing Medical Education Improves Diagnosis of Glaucoma Thomas Sullivan Aug 9, 2011 0 A recent article from BMC Ophthalmology evaluated the effect of one hour of continuing medical education (CME) of subjective…
Affordable Care Act Merck CEO Government Boards and Price Controls Threaten Medical Progress Thomas Sullivan Aug 8, 2011 1 In a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal, Kenneth C. Fraizer, President and CEO of Merck & Co. asserted that,…
Medical Journals In Defense of Anti Depressants and All Other Seriously Researched Medical… Thomas Sullivan Aug 5, 2011 2 Recently, a number of articles have suggested that antidepressants are no more effective than placebos. Just last month, in an…
CME CDC to Provide HIV CME to Primary Care Physicians Via Pri-Med Thomas Sullivan Aug 4, 2011 1 Pri‐Med, owned and operated by M|C Communications is a leading provider of professional education solutions to a community of over…
CME American Dental Association to Revise Standards for Continuing Education… Thomas Sullivan Aug 3, 2011 0 Earlier this year, the American Dental Association (ADA) announced Revisions to the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program…
State Policy Maine Repeals Three Laws Hostile to Pharmaceutical Industry Thomas Sullivan Aug 2, 2011 0 Shortly after the United States Supreme Court invalidated a Vermont law, which attempted to ban pharmaceutical companies from…