Open Payments Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Open Payments Registration Now Open? Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2014 0 In Baltimore, home of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), we awoke to a dusting of additional snow. We also woke…
Medical Legal Lance vs. Wyeth – PA Supreme Court: Pharmaceutical Companies Can Be… Thomas Sullivan Feb 18, 2014 0 Recently, The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for negligence in the design and…
Collaborations NIH, Industry and Non-Profits Join Forces to Accelerate Discovery of… Thomas Sullivan Feb 17, 2014 0 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a partnership with ten drug makers, as well as eight non-profit organizations,…
FDA FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Operations: Outlines Significant Changes Thomas Sullivan Feb 14, 2014 0 Last September, we were the first to report on trends relating to changes in leadership at the FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs.…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Final Rule Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Will Sunshine Data Help Qui Tam… Thomas Sullivan Feb 13, 2014 0 While the pharmaceutical industry scrambles to gather spend data for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, one issue in particular…
Compliance Enforcement Officials Encourage Companies to Ask the Hard Questions Thomas Sullivan Feb 13, 2014 0 Recently at the CBI Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress a group of State, DOJ and US Attorneys thoroughly reviewed the life cycle…
Compliance US Attorney: Consider the Strength of Your Corporate Compliance Program Thomas Sullivan Feb 12, 2014 0 U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Carmen Ortiz, emphasized the importance of compliance programs early on during…
HHS-OIG HHS-OIG Five Year Strategic Plan Thomas Sullivan Feb 12, 2014 0 Recently the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General issued a report on its "key focus areas"…
DOJ CareFusion Settlement Features Corporate Regulatory Officer as Whistle… Thomas Sullivan Feb 11, 2014 0 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a $40.1 million final settlement agreement with CareFusion Corp. to…
Compliance US Attorney Discusses Factors in Determining Potency of Prosecution Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2014 0 At the recent CBI Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Paul Fishman, discussed…