ACCME ACCME July 2012 Board of Directors Meeting Summary Thomas Sullivan Aug 30, 2012 0 The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) recently released its August 2012 newsletter. The…
Affordable Care Act CMS Begins Penalizing Hospitals for Readmissions Thomas Sullivan Aug 29, 2012 3 Section 3025 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) added section 1886(q) to the Social Security Act establishing the Hospital…
Congress Senate Commerce Committee Report on Drug Shortages and the Gray Market… Thomas Sullivan Aug 28, 2012 1 Drug shortages continue to make the headlines in both mainstream media and on Capitol Hill. According to drug shortage tracking…
Events Diabetes Innovation 2012 Conference: Offers Futuristic View on Innovation Thomas Sullivan Aug 27, 2012 0 The diabetes epidemic demands a powerful response from leaders in the diabetes community, nationally and globally. To this…
Academic Organizations Harvard and Pfizer Announce Industry-Academic Partnership Thomas Sullivan Aug 24, 2012 0 The collaboration between industry and academia has produced significant improvements in science and medicine for almost a…
CMS CMS Final Inpatient Rule Thomas Sullivan Aug 23, 2012 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule that updates fiscal year (FY) 2013 Medicare…
FDA FDA Goals for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research CDER for FDASIA Thomas Sullivan Aug 22, 2012 0 One of the significant provisions in the recently enacted Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) was the…
HIPAA HIPAA Audits – Establishing Trends for Compliance and Future Actions Thomas Sullivan Aug 21, 2012 1 The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently posted its long-awaited HIPAA audit…
NIH NIH Pain Consortium Centers of Excellence Thomas Sullivan Aug 20, 2012 0 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pain Consortium recently selected 11 health professional schools as designated Centers of…
Drug Shortages Six Things to Know About Drug Shortages Thomas Sullivan Aug 17, 2012 1 A recent article from Becker’s Hospital Review addressed some questions raised by the FDASIA drug shortage provisions. The…