CMS CMS Delays HIPAA Implementation by 90 Days Thomas Sullivan Nov 30, 2011 1 Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced the…
Medical Legal The Park Doctrine and FDCA Violations: Holding Corporate Executives… Thomas Sullivan Nov 29, 2011 0 Over the past several months, the life sciences industry has been discussing a recent development in law enforcement: the…
Government Agencies HHS to Begin HIPAA Audits Thomas Sullivan Nov 29, 2011 0 Starting this month, healthcare organizations will be subject to audits by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), evaluating their…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Submits Regulations to OMB, Senate… Thomas Sullivan Nov 28, 2011 0 As we noted earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) missed an October 1, 2011, mandatory deadline…
CMS Donald Berwick Resigns as CMS Administrator One Month Early, President… Thomas Sullivan Nov 28, 2011 1 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Donald Berwick, MD resigned in the face of Republican pledges to block his…
Congress Senator Kay Hagan Encourages FDA to Consider Faster Approval Pathway for… Thomas Sullivan Nov 28, 2011 0 A recent article from Bloomberg noted that, “Congressional talks to renew the fees drugmakers pay to fund Food and Drug…
Medical Societies American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Calls for Ethical Interactions… Thomas Sullivan Nov 23, 2011 0 Relationships between physicians and medical device manufacturers are essential to the development of new technologies and…
Academic Organizations The Benefits of Universities and Biotech Working Together Thomas Sullivan Nov 22, 2011 0 Over the past century, we have seen drastic and positive changes in the way our health care system operates, largely because of…
Academic Organizations Dermatology Residents Believe Interactions with Industry are Ethical Thomas Sullivan Nov 22, 2011 2 According to a recent survey, “more than 70% of dermatology residents and program directors say they believe that it is ethical…
Congress Patient Access to Medical Innovation Act Introduced Thomas Sullivan Nov 21, 2011 0 U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced the bipartisan Patient Access to Medical Innovation Act (S. 1865) to get innovative…