Congress MedPac Recommends Ending The Doc Fix by Reducing Specialists Pay Thomas Sullivan Nov 11, 2011 0 Recently, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac) voted 15 to 2 to recommend a "doc fix" for the Medicare reimbursement…
State Policy West Virginia Governor Withdrew Rule for Prescription Drug Advertising… Thomas Sullivan Nov 10, 2011 0 According to the West Virginia State Register, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia withdrew the rule for Prescription Drug…
CMS CMS Announces Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Thomas Sullivan Nov 10, 2011 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new plan that would pay interested doctors, hospitals, and other…
FDA FDA’s Blue Print for Innovation Thomas Sullivan Nov 9, 2011 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most important federal agencies in America. The agency regulates…
CME FDA REMS: Blue Print for Prescriber Continuing Education Program for… Thomas Sullivan Nov 8, 2011 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a “Blueprint for Prescriber Continuing Education Program” regarding the use of…
Uncategorized NY Times: Medical Experts on Guidelines Panels – Not Welcome? Thomas Sullivan Nov 7, 2011 1 Last week, the New York Times joined a long list of other media sources who have begun using ad hominem attacks on clinical…
Government Agencies Government Targeting Pharmaceutical Executives with Renewed Enthusiasm Thomas Sullivan Nov 4, 2011 0 Over the past several years, we have seen an increasing focusing on litigation and prosecution of large pharmaceutical and medical…
Academic Detailing AHRQ National Resource Center for Academic Detailing Thomas Sullivan Nov 3, 2011 0 The rate at which medicine, science and technology advance our current health care system is rapid. Each day, more and more…
CME Open Education Trends Transform the Future of Professional Medical… Thomas Sullivan Nov 2, 2011 0 Pri-Med, a brand owned and operated by M|C Communications and a leading provider of professional education solutions to a…
Affordable Care Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Credits Delay on Reducing Regulatory… Thomas Sullivan Nov 1, 2011 0 Exactly two weeks after Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Charles Grassley (R-IA), co-sponsors of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act…