PCORI Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Announces First Round of Grant… Thomas Sullivan Jun 28, 2012 0 After receiving more than 800 grant applications, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently announced $30…
Drug Shortages House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Report: FDA’s… Thomas Sullivan Jun 27, 2012 0 The issue of drug shortages has been at the forefront over the past several months and earlier this year, FDA issued Guidance to…
Conflict of Interest FDA User Fee Acts: Congress Drops Limits on Conflict of Interest Wavers Thomas Sullivan Jun 26, 2012 0 Over the past year, Congress has been extremely busy putting together User Fee Act legislation that will reauthorize the…
Accountable Care Organizations Affordable Care Act Supreme Court Count Down – Regardless of the Outcome… Thomas Sullivan Jun 25, 2012 0 By noon eastern this Thursday, June 28th, the Supreme Court of the United States will decide the constitutionality of the Patient…
Uncategorized HHS National Action Plan to Eliminate Healthcare Associated Infections Thomas Sullivan Jun 22, 2012 0 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted online an updated National Action Plan to eliminate healthcare-associated…
Social Media Federation of State Medical Boards Model Policy Guidelines for Social Media Thomas Sullivan Jun 21, 2012 0 The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently released new guidelines for health care providers regarding the use of…
Affordable Care Act FDA Draft Guidance on BioSimilars – Key Responses Thomas Sullivan Jun 20, 2012 0 Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three draft guidance documents on biosimilar product development…
Quality Improvement National Quality Forum: New Quality Measures Thomas Sullivan Jun 20, 2012 0 The National Quality Forum (NQF) has been releasing a number of new quality measures over the past few months. In a recent…
Open Payments Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Report Shows Companies are Preparing for US… Thomas Sullivan Jun 19, 2012 0 Cegedim Relationship Management released an industry report, 2012 US Trends in Aggregate Spend and Disclosure Reporting, which…
Pharmaceutical and Device Pharmaceutical and Life Science Industry: Risky Business Thomas Sullivan Jun 18, 2012 3 KMPG International recently released a report entitled, “An Overview of Risk and Disclosure in the Global Pharmaceutical and Life…