Life Science Compliance Update SEC Provides Explicit Whistleblower Guidance – Hunting Season Is Now Open Thomas Sullivan Nov 7, 2016 0 The SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower recently announced that its whistleblower awards have now exceeded over $100 million…
FDA FDA Open to Biomarker Comments Thomas Sullivan Nov 4, 2016 0 FDA has announced the opening of a docket for interested parties to submit suggestions, recommendations, and comments on a…
Life Science Compliance Update Value Based Contracts and Government Pricing Thomas Sullivan Nov 4, 2016 0 Value Based Contracts are becoming increasingly important and commonplace. VBCs also have important implications for Government…
CMS CMS Issues Final Rule on CY 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Thomas Sullivan Nov 3, 2016 0 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating payment policies and payment rates for services…
ACCME ACCME Report Released on ER/LA Opioid REMS CE Activities Thomas Sullivan Nov 2, 2016 0 The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) has recently released a data report showing the scope of…
Events MedPAC November Public Meeting to Review 2015 Open Payments Data Thomas Sullivan Nov 2, 2016 0 The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) an advisory board to the U.S. Congress, has announced a November public meeting,…
Uncategorized Proposition 61 in California: Should We Be Worried? Thomas Sullivan Nov 1, 2016 0 With all eyes focused on the impending presidential election, many may be overlooking a perhaps more important impending vote: the…
ACCME ACCME Announces Inaugural “Expanded Educational” Meeting Thomas Sullivan Nov 1, 2016 0 ACCME has announced its inaugural expanded educational event, which will take place April 24 through 27, 2017, at the Loews…
Open Payments Open Payments Having an Adverse Effect on Physician-Rep Relationships Thomas Sullivan Oct 31, 2016 0 Open Payments, a program created by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) has started to come…
CME CMS Posts Revised FAQ, Clarifying that Support for Independent CME is Not… Thomas Sullivan Oct 31, 2016 0 On September 22, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a revised FAQ on its Open Payments website…