May 2015

Yesterday evening the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their Work Plan…

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Alameda County’s Drug Disposal Ordinance. The Court’s decision…

Physician-owned distributorships (PODs), which are medical device distributors owned, at least in part, by physicians…

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education recently provided clarity on the roles of industry employees…

Open Payments, a public list of the transfers of value made from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers to physicians and…

Medco Health Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Company,…

Today, May 21, the Open Payments 15-day data correction period begins for applicable manufactures and group purchasing…

This morning, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 51-0 to approve the 21st Century Cures Act. With the way the…

Almost like clockwork, the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has released its…

Hospital Compare is, according to CMS, a “consumer-oriented website that provides information on how well hospitals…