Congress Congress Putting Pressure on HHS to Tighten EHR Meaningful Use Standards Thomas Sullivan Dec 17, 2012 0 Several Republican Senators and House Members recently have increased pressure on Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department…
CME CME in Europe: CME Good Practice Group Core Principles Thomas Sullivan Dec 14, 2012 0 The Good CME Practice Group (composed of medical education companies in Europe) published its core principles to drive standards…
Clinical Research GSK and other Pharmaceutical Companies Prepare to Release Global Patient… Thomas Sullivan Dec 13, 2012 0 “In an unprecedented move that could signal dramatic changes in the drug industry, GlaxoSmithKline is promising to make detailed…
CME European Council for Continuing Medical Education: The Accreditation of… Thomas Sullivan Dec 12, 2012 0 Effective January 2013, all providers seeking accreditation of their live continuing medical education (CME) programs from the…
Congress Ways and Means Committee Expresses Concern for Use of Health IT Funds Thomas Sullivan Dec 12, 2012 0 Over the past few months, we have reported several times that Congress is particularly interested in how the Department of Health…
Uncategorized CME to Address Public Health Initiatives and Other Information from the… Thomas Sullivan Dec 11, 2012 0 The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) recently released its Newsletter, which contained a number of…
HHS-OIG 2012 HHS OIG Semiannual Report to Congress Thomas Sullivan Dec 11, 2012 0 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released its Semiannual…
Conflict of Interest Surgeon Asks: Not Throw the Baby of Innovation Out with the Bathwater of… Thomas Sullivan Dec 10, 2012 1 A recent article discussed “the current polemic against conflict of interest, relationships between physicians and the ‘medical…
Physician Payment Disclosure COI Smart Physician Database Thomas Sullivan Dec 7, 2012 0 As we wait for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish the final regulations implementing the Physician…
Affordable Care Act HHS Offers Look into the Future for Meaningful Use Stage 3 Thomas Sullivan Dec 6, 2012 0 One of the central pieces to the Affordable Care Act (PPACA), along with the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) was the…