International FCPA: Johnson and Johnson to Pay $70 Million in Fines on International… Thomas Sullivan May 17, 2011 0 Johnson & Johnson recently announced that it will pay $70 million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the…
AMA AMA CEJA 2011: Financial Relationships with Industry in Continuing Medical… Thomas Sullivan May 16, 2011 0 The American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs recently released Report 1-A-11 entitled,…
Uncategorized House Hearing on Medical Liability Reform: HEALTH Act of 2011 Thomas Sullivan May 16, 2011 0 After gaining control over the House of Representatives this past November, Republicans have been holding numerous hearings…
HHS-OIG Judge Dismisses Case Against Former GSK Attorney, Citing “Serious… Thomas Sullivan May 13, 2011 1 On Tuesday, District Court Judge Roger Titus dismissed the government’s case against former GlaxoSmithkline Associate General…
CME USCF Study Shows 56% of Physicians Think Commercial Support of Continuing… Thomas Sullivan May 12, 2011 0 A recent article from the Archives of Internal of Medicine has caused a number of media sources to discuss commercial support of…
Innovation The Importance of Surgical Device Development CME and the Ties That Bind Us… Thomas Sullivan May 11, 2011 0 The movement to make physician-industry payments more transparent gained momentum over the past several years, with states like…
FDA PhRMA Annual Meeting Warns Innovation Requires Regulatory Support Thomas Sullivan May 10, 2011 0 Pharmaceutical industry executives challanged the FDA recently at their annual meeting to improve its regulatory science, clarity…
Congress Canceled Group Purchasing Organization Contracts Causes Senate Finance… Thomas Sullivan May 9, 2011 0 Recently, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) initiated an inquiry into recent actions by medical device…
Conflict of Interest ProPublica: Dollars for Associations or Associations and Their Value in… Thomas Sullivan May 6, 2011 0 It has been almost five months since the “investigative journalist” shop ProPublica published a story about physician-industry…
Conflict of Interest Nature Medicine: Intramural Conflicts of Interest Warrant Scrutiny, Too Thomas Sullivan May 6, 2011 0 Over the past several years, and particularly over the past several months, physician relationships with the pharmaceutical and…