CMS CMS Releases 2013 Medicare Payment Data for Hospitals and Physicians Thomas Sullivan Jun 2, 2015 0 Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the release of utilization and payment data for both…
CMS Senator Grassley Sets Sights On Medicare Advantage; Sends Letters To CMS… Thomas Sullivan Jun 1, 2015 0 Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), the co-author of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, sent letters last week to the…
HHS OIG Releases Mid-Year 2015 Work Plan, Includes New Provisions Related to… Thomas Sullivan May 29, 2015 0 Yesterday evening the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their Work Plan…
Pharmaceutical and Device Supreme Court Passes on Challenge to Alameda’s Drug Disposal… Thomas Sullivan May 28, 2015 1 The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Alameda County’s Drug Disposal Ordinance. The Court’s decision…
DOJ Doctor Involved in Physician-Owned Distributorship Pleads Guilty To… Thomas Sullivan May 27, 2015 0 Physician-owned distributorships (PODs), which are medical device distributors owned, at least in part, by physicians…
ACCME Continuing Medical Education: ACCME Offers New Guidance On The Role of… Thomas Sullivan May 26, 2015 0 The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education recently provided clarity on the roles of industry employees…
Open Payments Media Outlets Using 2013 Open Payments Data To Imply Misconduct Thomas Sullivan May 25, 2015 0 Open Payments, a public list of the transfers of value made from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers to physicians and…
DOJ Medco Will Pay $7.9 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations Related To… Thomas Sullivan May 22, 2015 0 Medco Health Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Company,…
CMS Open Payments Data Correction Period: May 21 – June 5 Thomas Sullivan May 22, 2015 0 Today, May 21, the Open Payments 15-day data correction period begins for applicable manufactures and group purchasing…
Congress 21st Century Cures Act Passes 51-0 in House Energy and Commerce Committee Thomas Sullivan May 21, 2015 0 This morning, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 51-0 to approve the 21st Century Cures Act. With the way the…