State Policy Massachusetts House Votes for Third Year in a Row to Repeal the “Gift Ban” Thomas Sullivan Apr 30, 2012 0 The Massachusetts State House, for the third year in a row, voted to repeal the controversial Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and…
NIH Living Longer and the NIH Eli Lilly National Center for Advancing… Thomas Sullivan Apr 30, 2012 0 Over the past few years, health care reform has consistently made news headlines. The significant costs and problems generated by…
Uncategorized ICD-10 Implementation Delay Announced for One Year to October 1, 2014 Thomas Sullivan Apr 27, 2012 1 The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) officially proposed delaying the ICD-10 deadline by an extra year to Oct. 1,…
CME Continuing Medical Education: ACP Looks at New Models to Achieve Quality… Thomas Sullivan Apr 26, 2012 2 A recent article from the American College of Physicians look at new models of continuing medical education (CME), which seek not…
Medical Societies Choosing Wisely: Associations Join to Educate Physicians and Pateints on… Thomas Sullivan Apr 25, 2012 0 A recent initiative lead by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation (ABIM Foundation) and in partnership with…
Quality Improvement National Quality Forum Adopts Four New Quality Measures Thomas Sullivan Apr 24, 2012 0 The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently added to its list an additional four measures that focus on patients with asthma,…
PCORI Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Release Final List of… Thomas Sullivan Apr 23, 2012 0 According to their director, This Wednesday April 25th, 2012 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), an…
Medical Societies American Academy of Neurology and Industry Collaboration Thomas Sullivan Apr 23, 2012 0 With the increased scrutiny on physician-industry collaboration and relationships, physicians, academic medical centers, and…
FDA FDA: Guidance Drug Safety Information and Communications to the Public Thomas Sullivan Apr 20, 2012 0 As explained in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) mission statement, it is FDA’s responsibility to (1) promote the public…
Congress FDA: PFUFA – Senate Introduces Bi-Partisan Legislation on Drug… Thomas Sullivan Apr 19, 2012 0 There has been a tremendous amount of attention surrounding drug shortages in the U.S. over the past several months—and rightly…