Anti Kickback The Olympus Settlement – What It Can Tell Us About the Compliance Officer Thomas Sullivan Jul 29, 2016 0 When dissecting recent settlements, we normally look at the underlying events and process failures. The recent Olympus settlement,…
FDA FDA Guidance Data Integrity and Compliance With CGMP Thomas Sullivan Jul 28, 2016 0 In recent years, FDA has increasingly observed current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) violations involving data integrity…
Uncategorized Give Thanks for Your Compliance Officers – Reviewing Public Citizen’s Study… Thomas Sullivan Jul 28, 2016 0 Thanks to an increase in experienced compliance officers, settlements and court judgments between pharmaceutical manufacturers and…
Anti Kickback Acclarent Executive Convicted of Misdemeanors and Acquitted of Felonies Thomas Sullivan Jul 27, 2016 0 The former Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Sales of Acclarent, Inc., a medical device company and division of…
Uncategorized It’s A Brave New World or Is It? – CIAs and Their Ability to Create… Thomas Sullivan Jul 27, 2016 0 Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIAs) are a tool commonly employed by the HHS OIG to resolve healthcare fraud issues. This article…
Conflict of Interest FDA: Draft Guidance – Procedures for Evaluating Appearance Issues and… Thomas Sullivan Jul 26, 2016 0 FDA released draft guidance to deal with what it describes as "appearance issues" that make advisory committee members…
CMS CMS Hosting Special Open Door Forum on Open Payments and the 2017 Physician… Thomas Sullivan Jul 26, 2016 0 On August 2, 2016, at 1:30 pm EST, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments Program will…
CMS CMS Reports $42 Billion Saved in Medicare and Medicaid Thomas Sullivan Jul 25, 2016 0 On July 20, 2016, CMS released a report that showed investments that are made in program integrity activities – such as…
FDA Unlikely Bedfellows: SEC Penalties When Industry Fails to Disclose FDA… Thomas Sullivan Jul 25, 2016 0 In a unique case, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced a significant settlement with AVEO…
CMS CMS Considers Global Payment Budgets Similar to the Maryland All-Payer… Thomas Sullivan Jul 22, 2016 0 Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through its Innovation Center (CMMI) released a…