Congress USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 Thomas Sullivan Jul 20, 2012 0 Recently the US Preventative Services Taskforce (USPSTF or Taskforce) released controversial recommendations on breast and…
Uncategorized The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA):… Thomas Sullivan Jul 19, 2012 0 The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), signed into law on July 9, 2012, gives FDA the authority to…
Drug Shortages FDA: Recently Signed PDUFA 5 Provisions to Address Drug Shortages Thomas Sullivan Jul 18, 2012 1 On July 9, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), which gives…
FDA FDA: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) and… Thomas Sullivan Jul 17, 2012 0 Last week, President Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA). Among the numerous…
Uncategorized Medical Progress is Not Easy: Complaining About it is Much Easier than… Thomas Sullivan Jul 16, 2012 0 Fifty years ago you would arrive at the physician’s office to receive the ultimate source of knowledge on what could be wrong with…
Quality Improvement Getting from Volume to Value in Healthcare Thomas Sullivan Jul 13, 2012 0 Forbes Insights recently released “Getting From Volume to Value in Health Care: Balancing Challenges & Opportunities,” a…
FDA FDA Outlines Warning Letters for Promotion of Prescription Pharmaceuticals Thomas Sullivan Jul 12, 2012 0 An article from the Coalition for Healthcare Communication discussed a recent webinar hosted by the Office of Prescription Drug…
Uncategorized Geisinger Health System and Merck Partnership to Improve Patient Health… Thomas Sullivan Jul 11, 2012 0 Geisinger Health System and pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck recently announced that they will collaborate on a multi-year…
CME FDA Releases Final Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) for… Thomas Sullivan Jul 9, 2012 0 After three years of work the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct Massachusetts Passes Partial Repeal of The Pharmaceutical and Device… Thomas Sullivan Jul 8, 2012 0 After four years of wrangling between the legislatures, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts house and senate overwhelmingly passed…