Affordable Care Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Senate Special Committee on Aging… Thomas Sullivan Sep 13, 2012 3 The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a roundtable discussion entitled, “Let the Sunshine in: Implementing the Physician…
Academic Organizations Novartis and University of Pennsylvania Announce Research Collaborative Thomas Sullivan Sep 13, 2012 0 The collaboration between academia and industry has led to some of the world’s greatest and most innovative breakthroughs in…
CME Journal of American College of Cardiology: CME Contributes to Reduction in… Thomas Sullivan Sep 12, 2012 0 by Thomas Sullivan, Editor Implementing a collaborative quality initiative, including a continuing medical education (CME)…
BioSimilar Biosimilar Price Competition and Innovation Act – Discussions on the… Thomas Sullivan Sep 11, 2012 0 Now that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was mostly upheld by the United States Supreme Court, one of the major provisions—the…
CMS CMS Releases Final Rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requirements Thomas Sullivan Sep 10, 2012 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the final rule outlining the requirements for Stage…
Events CBI 14th Annual Forum on Off-Label Guidelines Thomas Sullivan Sep 7, 2012 0 In light of the new guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and numerous high profile court cases, it is necessary…
REMS The Joint Commission Provides Hospitals Guidance for Better Opioid Use… Thomas Sullivan Sep 6, 2012 0 Over the past few years, there has been a growing focus on the abuse, misuse, and overuse of opioids or painkillers. Public…
Drug Shortages FTC Approves Accelerated Recovery Initiative to Reduce Drug Shortages Thomas Sullivan Sep 5, 2012 0 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a formal Advisory Opinion to the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) approving the…
FDA FDA Generic Drug User Fee Act Draft Guidance Thomas Sullivan Sep 4, 2012 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guideline for Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) to the…
Quality Improvement National Quality Forum Endorses 12 Measures on Access to Coordinated Care Thomas Sullivan Aug 31, 2012 0 Continuing its trend of releasing new measures, the National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors recently endorsed 12 measures…