Government Agencies HHS Regulatory Priorities for 2012 Thomas Sullivan Mar 30, 2012 0 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a report of its Regulatory Priorities for FY 2012.…
Research Study Dispels the Myth of Publication Bias in Industry Supported Rheumatoid… Thomas Sullivan Mar 29, 2012 0 A recent study published in the Journal of Arthritis & Rheumatism assessed the association of industry funding with the…
HHS-OIG HHS OIG: Pharmaceutical Compliance Roundtable 2012 Report Thomas Sullivan Mar 28, 2012 0 As we have covered numerous times over the past few years, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers have been increasingly…
Healthcare Reform HHS Global Health Strategy 2012 Thomas Sullivan Mar 27, 2012 1 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its “Global Health Strategy” (GHS). Although the chief mission of HHS…
FDA FDA Advisory Committee Vacancies and Interests Thomas Sullivan Mar 27, 2012 2 Advisory Committees at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are receiving a lot of attention lately. Most of the concerns…
Open Payments Physician Payment Sunshine: Rockpointe a Medical Education Company Comments… Thomas Sullivan Mar 26, 2012 0 Rockpointe, Inc. recently submitted comments regarding Section 6002 of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—also…
Open Payments Physician Payment Sunshine: PriMed Survey Showed Proposed Rules Could Lead… Thomas Sullivan Mar 23, 2012 0 PriMed recently submitted comments regarding Section 6002 of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—also known as the…
CME UCSF Editorial: Industry Support of CME are We on the Tipping Point –… Thomas Sullivan Mar 22, 2012 0 Accredited continuing medical education (CME) refers to those educational activities that have been deemed to meet the…
Congress Doc Fix Money from Prevention to Pay Physicians Thomas Sullivan Mar 22, 2012 0 Earlier this month, President Obama signed legislation (H.R. 3630) that includes a 10-month doc fix. The $143 billion package…
Drug Shortages Increasing Generic Drug Shortages Linked to Government Price Controls Thomas Sullivan Mar 21, 2012 0 As we previously noted, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released guidance to industry regarding the reporting of…