DOJ Top Policy and Medicine Stories of 2014 Thomas Sullivan Dec 30, 2014 0 2014 has been a big year for healthcare and continuing medical education (CME). Here are ten topics worth going back to that…
DOJ DOJ Alleges Kickbacks Between Omnicare and Abbott Labs Involving Dementia… Thomas Sullivan Dec 29, 2014 0 On December 22, the United States filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc. alleging that it solicited and…
FDA FDA’s Strategic Priorities: 2014 – 2018 Thomas Sullivan Dec 23, 2014 0 In an effort by FDA to project its future areas of focus, the agency has put forth a strategic priorities document for 2014…
Open Payments CMS Adds $200 Million In Payments to Open Payments Database Thomas Sullivan Dec 22, 2014 0 On Friday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) added approximately 68,000 payment records—valued at more than…
Corporate Integrity Agreements A Year After Making Big Changes To Sales Practices, GSK Cuts R&D In… Thomas Sullivan Dec 19, 2014 1 GlaxoSmithKline’s 2012 Corporate Integrity Agreement made mandatory the company’s policy that it would not provide sales reps with…
FDA OIG Plans Review of FDA’s Regulatory Activity, According to New Work Plan Thomas Sullivan Dec 18, 2014 0 OIG Plans to Focus on How FDA Inspects Generic Manufacturers and Enforces Postmarketing and Clinical Trial Transparency…
Events “E 4 Ethics”: EFPIA Offers Pre-Assessment of Educational Events… Thomas Sullivan Dec 17, 2014 0 The focal point of the EFPIA HCP Code provisions on scientific or educational meetings and conferences is…
CME Physician Payments Sunshine Act: CMS Releases Continuing Medical Education… Thomas Sullivan Dec 16, 2014 2 Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued three FAQs and an example grid to supplement…
HHS-OIG OIG Issues 2015 Work Plan Thomas Sullivan Dec 15, 2014 0 The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently released its 2015 Work Plan. OIG’s…
Clinical Research NIH Launches “ClinRegs” Website Aggregating Country-By-Country… Thomas Sullivan Dec 12, 2014 0 The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has launched an online…