CME ACCME: Comments on Proposed Logo Ban Due to ACCME This Friday, January 31,… Thomas Sullivan Jan 29, 2014 0 The ACCME recently issued a Call for Comment regarding its proposal to eliminate the use of corporate logos from all CME…
Corporate Integrity Agreements HHS-OIG: Listing of Pharmaceutical and Device Corporate Integrity… Thomas Sullivan Jan 28, 2014 0 In addition to analysis of major settlements and corporate integrity agreements, each year we update the listing of important…
CME 2013 IACE Survey Reveals CME Benchmarking Insights Thomas Sullivan Jan 28, 2014 0 The Industry Alliance for Continuing Education's (IACE) Benchmark Work Group (BWG) have shared their 2013 study of the…
FDA FDA Three Draft Guidances To Regulate Compound Pharmacies – Registration,… Thomas Sullivan Jan 27, 2014 0 In November of 2013, President Obama signed into law the Drug Quality and Security Act. Recently, with the agency's clarified…
Accountable Care Organizations Many Hospital Executives Slow to Embrace ACO Model Thomas Sullivan Jan 24, 2014 0 Nearly half of hospital executives—46 percent—say they have no plans to implement an accountable care organization (ACO) or…
CME Transforming Professional Medical Education — Role of the FDA Thomas Sullivan Jan 23, 2014 0 Recently, Douglas C. Throckmorton, MD, the Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs at FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Final Rule Physician Payment Sunshine Act: ACCME State-Accredited CME Activities ARE… Thomas Sullivan Jan 22, 2014 0 Last week, we attended Shining a Light on the Sunshine Act, as part of the Alliance for Continuing Education in Heath Professions'…
Congress Truth in Settlements Act: Seeks to Expose Exaggerated Settlement Penalties Thomas Sullivan Jan 21, 2014 0 Gigantic settlement figures, such as the $2.6 billion fine leveled on J.P. Morgan last week, may not be all they appear. Senators…
FDA FDA Releases MedWatcher Reporting for Healthcare Providers, Patients and… Thomas Sullivan Jan 20, 2014 0 As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of its MedWatch program, we previously reported that the Food and Drug Administration…
International Merck Fined By French Competition Authority for Disparaging Generic… Thomas Sullivan Jan 17, 2014 0 On December 19th, the French competition authority fined Schering-Plough, now owned by Merck, 15.3 million euros ($21 million)…