Open Payments Sunshine Briefing Features Calls for Expansion of Reporting Requirements… Thomas Sullivan Feb 13, 2015 0 The National Coalition on Healthcare recently held a discussion on the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The discussion…
CMS AdvaMed Releases Innovation Agenda: Proposes Device Tax Repeal; Automatic… Thomas Sullivan Feb 12, 2015 0 The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) on February 10th released a comprehensive set of policy proposals…
CMS CMS Issues Final Rule on Managing Conflicts of Interests in Medicare… Thomas Sullivan Feb 12, 2015 0 In March 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released a report entitled Gaps in…
DOJ Medtronic Settles $2.8 Million Off-Label Suit Over Neurostimulator… Thomas Sullivan Feb 11, 2015 0 Minnesota-based medtech company, Medtronic Inc., has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve allegations that the company…
Uncategorized Physician Payments Sunshine Act: CMS Holds Data Submission Q&A Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2015 0 Yesterday, CMS’ Open Payments team held an informal question and answer session. Doug Brown, director of the data sharing and…
FDA FDA Brief Summary and Adequate Directions for Use: Disclosing Risk… Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2015 0 FDA: Advertisements “should focus on the most important risk information rather than an exhaustive list of risks.” Over the…
Events Careers in Health Law: Practical Tips for Law Students to Identify Health… Thomas Sullivan Feb 9, 2015 0 The American Bar Association is offering a complimentary law student webinar, "Careers in Health Law: Practical Tips for…
CME Maintenance of Certification: ABIM Announces Immediate Changes to MOC… Thomas Sullivan Feb 9, 2015 0 In a surprise move, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) suspended aspects of its maintenance-of-certification program…
CMS Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Attend Registration and Data Submission… Thomas Sullivan Feb 6, 2015 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a question and answer session for their Open Payments…
Uncategorized FDA seeks $4.9 billion for FY 2016; Commissioner Hamburg Reflects on… Thomas Sullivan Feb 6, 2015 0 Dr. Margaret Hamburg will step down from her post as Commissioner of the FDA next month. Hamburg and the FDA were busy…