Uncategorized National Quality Forum Announces Patient Safety Measures Thomas Sullivan Jul 25, 2012 0 Medical errors and unsafe care kill tens of thousands of Americans each year. For example, an estimated two million…
Maintenance of Certification National Taskforce on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration 23rd Annual… Thomas Sullivan Jul 24, 2012 0 Forces Shaping the Future of CME Collaboration: Solutions for Harnessing the Positive and Mitigating the Negative is the theme…
HHS-OIG HHS OIG: Proposed Changes on Health Care Providers Self Reporting Fraud Thomas Sullivan Jul 24, 2012 1 The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced in the Federal…
FDA FDA Seeks Comments on Transparency and Communication for New Entities Thomas Sullivan Jul 23, 2012 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced an opportunity for public comment on the statement of work for an…
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…