Physician Payment Disclosure Physician Payment Sunshine: Vermont Offers Reporting Amnesty Until October… Thomas Sullivan Sep 25, 2012 1 Over the past few years, we have covered closely the evolving transparency laws in the state of Vermont, regarding…
FDA FDA Prescription Drug Marketing Regulatory Primer Thomas Sullivan Sep 24, 2012 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP), held a workshop at the Drug Information…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufactures Code of… Thomas Sullivan Sep 21, 2012 0 The Massachusetts Public Health Council passed the first round for emergency regulations to allow companies to provide modest…
CMS CMS Rule and 1 Year Delay on ICD 10 Promises More Time for a Smooth and… Thomas Sullivan Sep 20, 2012 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have officially pushed back the timeline for healthcare organizations to…
Conflict of Interest Daniel Carlat Discusses How Disclosure Can Address Doctors Conflict of… Thomas Sullivan Sep 20, 2012 0 Over the years, we have seen increased criticism of physician-industry relationships and collaboration, with critics claiming that…
Open Payments Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Recent Survey Shows Physicians Still… Thomas Sullivan Sep 19, 2012 1 A recent follow-up survey shows that 47% of physicians are still unaware of the requirements of the physician payment sunshine…
CMS HHS and Private Payers Announce Partnership to Prevent Healthcare Fraud Thomas Sullivan Sep 18, 2012 0 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced the launch of…
Affordable Care Act CMS Medicare Prescription Plans Remain Constant – The Donut Hole is Filled Thomas Sullivan Sep 17, 2012 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that the average basic premiums for Medicare…
CME CME Coalition Survey Shows Physicians Value CME but are Less Likely to… Thomas Sullivan Sep 14, 2012 0 In anticipation of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act Roundtable that the U.S. Special Committee on Aging held earlier this week,…
Electronic Health Records CMS to Begin Audits on Electronic Health Records Practices Thomas Sullivan Sep 14, 2012 0 Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the American Recovery and…