CMS Physician Payments Sunshine Act: CMS posts 2014 Open Payments Data Totaling… Thomas Sullivan Jun 30, 2015 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today published 2014 Open Payments data about transfers of value by drug…
CMS Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Communication Key To Maintaining Good… Thomas Sullivan Jun 30, 2015 1 Today, June 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is set to release the second year of Open Payments data,…
Congress Majority of House of Representatives Support 21st Century Cures Thomas Sullivan Jun 29, 2015 0 The Energy and Commerce Committee has announced that two hundred and thirty bipartisan members of Congress have added…
Innovation The Importance of Private Investment into Research and Development Thomas Sullivan Jun 29, 2015 0 Recently, we covered Thomas Stossel, M.D.’s new book, Pharmaphobia: How the Conflict of Interest Myth Undermines American Medical…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct Massachusetts Governor Orders Review of All State Regulations; Opportunity… Thomas Sullivan Jun 26, 2015 0 Earlier this year, the Governor of Massachusetts, Charles Baker, signed an executive order initiating a “comprehensive review’ for…
Medical Legal High Prescribing Connecticut APRN Charged With Accepting Kickbacks; Comes… Thomas Sullivan Jun 25, 2015 0 The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Connecticut has announced that an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse…
CMS OIG Continues Fight Against Medicare Part D Fraud and Abuse With Two New… Thomas Sullivan Jun 24, 2015 0 Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the largest ever Medicare Fraud Strike Force sweep, with charges…
FDA Safe For Blind People, Not Safe For Others? Public Citizen Criticizes… Thomas Sullivan Jun 23, 2015 1 Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen is criticizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to expand the approved use…
CME New York Legislature Considers Mandatory Opioid CME Thomas Sullivan Jun 22, 2015 0 New legislation in New York would require healthcare professionals who prescribe pain medication to complete three hours…
DOJ Big Day For Enforcement: DOJ Announces the Agency’s Largest Criminal… Thomas Sullivan Jun 19, 2015 0 Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced yesterday an…