CMS CMS Administrator Goes to Twitter to Explain the Proposed Rule for the… Thomas Sullivan May 27, 2016 0 In an very unusual move for a government regulator, the CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt took to Twitter to explain his…
Transparency New Report: Industry and Physician Interaction Considered Acceptable by… Thomas Sullivan May 26, 2016 1 In this contentious election year, favorable coverage of the pharmaceutical industry is, for some reason, hard to come…
Clinical Research NIH Asks for Input on NCAB Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel Thomas Sullivan May 26, 2016 0 Recently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Request for Information (RFI), asking for both public and…
CMS Understanding the CMS Proposed Rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP… Thomas Sullivan May 25, 2016 1 After reviewing the Merit-based Payment System (MIPS) in detail, we now focus our attention on the alternative payment…
CME Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on VA-Established CME Thomas Sullivan May 25, 2016 0 On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing on pending legislation…
CMS Understanding the CMS Proposed Rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP… Thomas Sullivan May 24, 2016 0 As we have reported, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule to implement the…
CMS CMS 2014 Medicare Part D Data Release and One CMS Officials Interpretation Thomas Sullivan May 23, 2016 0 For the third year now The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its updated Physician and Other Supplier…
AMA Senator Durbin Asks Medical Associations to Endorse Mandatory Opioid CME –… Thomas Sullivan May 20, 2016 0 Following last month's letter to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), asking the group to "take…
MACRA CMS Proposed Patient Relationship Categories for MACRA Thomas Sullivan May 19, 2016 0 Patient engagement and patient satisfaction have been a core principle of healthcare reform under ACA and MACRA. The Centers for…
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…