Medical Journals JAMA: Research Parasites Wanted Thomas Sullivan Apr 12, 2016 0 As reported, earlier this year, a top medical journal ignited a backlash by referring to "research parasites", also…
CMS MedPAC Votes for Sweeping Revisions to Medicare Part D Thomas Sullivan Apr 11, 2016 0 The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) an important advisory panel to congress, voted to back a package of…
FDA Update on Patient Participation in Medical Products Discussions Thomas Sullivan Apr 8, 2016 0 When President Obama signed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) into law in 2012, it…
FDA FDA to Conduct Studies in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Thomas Sullivan Apr 7, 2016 0 According to a recent report, the FDA is looking for companies to participate in a program that will review the latest…
BioSimilar FDA: Biosimilars Labeling Guidance Thomas Sullivan Apr 6, 2016 0 After several delays the FDA has finally released its draft guidance that says a biosimilar's label does not have to be…
BioSimilar Update on Biosimilars US Regulation 1st Quarter 2016 Thomas Sullivan Apr 6, 2016 1 Yesterday the FDA approved Inflectra the Pfizer/Celltrion version of Remicade, becoming the second biosimilar and the…
CMS MedPAC Meeting on Part B Drug Payment Policy Thomas Sullivan Apr 5, 2016 0 The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission held a meeting on Part B drug payment policy issues. The meeting focused on the…
CME 2015 Front Line of Healthcare Report – CME and Conferences are a More… Thomas Sullivan Apr 5, 2016 0 Bain & Company, Inc. has published their Front Line of Healthcare Report 2015, a report that focuses on the shifting…
Maintenance of Certification ABIM Considers Open Book Testing Thomas Sullivan Apr 4, 2016 0 We have previously written about the 2020 Task Force organized by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) on…
CMS Courts to Finally Take Up CMS Recovery Audit Contractors Appeals Backlog Thomas Sullivan Apr 4, 2016 0 According to HHS, a backlog exists of more than 800,000 appeals from health care providers challenging denied Medicare…