HHS The Importance of Being Private – OCR Intensifies Enforcement Efforts Thomas Sullivan May 19, 2016 0 The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights is stepping up its enforcement efforts. Phase 2 of its HIPAA…
CMS E&C Committee Hearing on CMS Medicare Part B Demonstration Thomas Sullivan May 18, 2016 0 The United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Tuesday, May 17,…
Prescription Drug Prices Vermont: First State to Pass Pharmaceutical Cost Transparency Bill Thomas Sullivan May 17, 2016 0 Vermont is soon to be the first state in the nation that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to explain the reasons…
International Growing Like Weeds – MedTech Europe Adopts New Code of Ethical… Thomas Sullivan May 17, 2016 0 Europe adopted a new Code of Ethical Business Practice late last year. This article explores the purpose of the new Code,…
DOJ Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Reaches Settlement Agreements in Principle with… Thomas Sullivan May 16, 2016 0 Aegerion Pharmaceuticals has reached agreements in principle with the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Securities and…
Government Agencies Willis-Knighton Antitrust Suit Allowed to Proceed Thomas Sullivan May 16, 2016 0 Consolidation is happening in insurers and health systems throughout the country. A recent legal case in Louisiana sheds…
MACRA The American College of Cardiology Scientific Session on MACRA Thomas Sullivan May 13, 2016 0 The American College of Cardiology recently held the 65th Annual Scientific Session and Expo, where several sessions focused on…
Compliance Pharmaceutical Summit on Business & Compliance Issues in Managed… Thomas Sullivan May 13, 2016 0 The Pharmaceutical Summit on Business and Compliance Issues in Managed Markets is set to take place June 8 through June 9, 2016,…
Congress Senate Finance Committee Majority Staff Releases Updated POD Report Thomas Sullivan May 12, 2016 0 The Senate Finance Committee Majority Staff recently issued a report entitled, “Physician Owned Distributorships: An Update on Key…
Media CNN Special Report on Prescription Addiction Thomas Sullivan May 12, 2016 1 We have been talking about the opioid addiction in America for several months now, from Congressional hearings, to new…