CMS Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Senate Aging Committee Roundtable September… Thomas Sullivan Aug 16, 2012 2 There has not been much public activity regarding the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”)—Section 6002 of the…
Affordable Care Act Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) Inaugural Meeting Thomas Sullivan Aug 15, 2012 0 The interagency pain research coordinating committee (IPRCC) recently held its inaugural meeting at the National Institutes of…
NIH NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Announces Partners Thomas Sullivan Aug 14, 2012 0 As we noted last month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unveiled a collaborative program that will match researchers with…
International Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Brazil and the Pharmaceutical Sector Thomas Sullivan Aug 13, 2012 0 As the seventh largest economy in the world, “Brazil represents an attractive marketplace for any company in the healthcare…
CME Are Medical Conferences Useful? The Critics Want them Ended but for What… Thomas Sullivan Aug 10, 2012 0 Medical progress and the advancement of science depend on a number of factors. Some discoveries take years and years to…
Quality Improvement National Quality Forum Announces Patient Safety Measures Thomas Sullivan Aug 9, 2012 0 Medical errors and unsafe care kill tens of thousands of Americans each year. For example, an estimated two million…
HHS-OIG Friedman vs. Sebelius: Purdue Executive Exclusion Upheld, but Terms Voided… Thomas Sullivan Aug 8, 2012 0 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently held in Friedman v. Sebelius that the Department of Health and…
CME Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Names Robin… Thomas Sullivan Aug 7, 2012 0 The Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEHP), formerly the Alliance for CME, named Robin R. King, CAE,…
ACCME ACCME Awards Potomac Center for Medical Education Accreditation with… Thomas Sullivan Aug 7, 2012 0 The Potomac Center for Medical Education (“PCME”) was awarded Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of Continuing Medical…
Events CBI 6th Annual Forum on Sunshine and Aggregate Spend Thomas Sullivan Aug 6, 2012 1 On August 14-16, 2012, CBI will be hosting its 6th Annual Forum on Sunshine and Aggregate Spend: Stay Ahead of the Curve to Ensure…