Academic Organizations American Medical Student Association and Their Pharm Free Association with… Thomas Sullivan May 27, 2011 0 Recently, the American Medical Students Association (AMSA) held their annual conference. Interestingly, one of the participants…
Uncategorized CME Shown To Produce Positive Clinical Outcomes – Findings From Study… Thomas Sullivan May 26, 2011 0 Physicians who participated in live half-day, case-based, multi-format Continuing Medical Education (CME) workshop were 50% more…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine: JAMA Skeptics Calling for Physician Payment… Thomas Sullivan May 25, 2011 0 Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—commonly known as the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA)—requires the public…
State Policy Massachusetts Physician Stands Up to Local Media Thomas Sullivan May 24, 2011 1 In an effort to support the “gift ban” which is costing Massachusetts small business millions in revenue and continuing the…
State Policy Massachusetts Code of Conduct: “Gift” Ban What’s the Purpose Thomas Sullivan May 24, 2011 0 As we noted last month, the Massachusetts State Assembly voted overwhelmingly 128-22 to repeal the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical…
Conflict of Interest FDA Conflict of Interest Rules Means Fewer Experts on Advisory Panels Thomas Sullivan May 23, 2011 1 Forty-nine committees, with more than 600 members, advise the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in their process to approve drugs…
Patient Organizations Healthcare Leadership Council – National Dialogue for Healthcare… Thomas Sullivan May 20, 2011 0 Back in October 2010, The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), a coalition of chief executives representing all sectors of…
CME Annals of Family Medicine: Continuing Education on Cholesterol Guidelines… Thomas Sullivan May 19, 2011 0 Advances in medicine and health care improve the lives of millions of Americans each day. Because of new treatments, tools, and…
CME Joslin Diabetes Center Launches Commercially Supported Performance… Thomas Sullivan May 18, 2011 1 This week, the Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, launched a landmark Performance Improvement…
CME CBI Med Ed Forum: Posters on CME Programs and Outcomes Thomas Sullivan May 18, 2011 0 Last month, the Center for Business Intelligence (CBI) held a Medical Education Forum entitled, “Improve Outcomes through…