CME Anti-MOC Laws Picking Up Steam Across the United States Thomas Sullivan Jun 28, 2017 3 Lawmakers across America have started to take a variety of matters into their own hands, the most recent of which is Maintenance…
DOJ An FCA Journey – Allergan to Pay $53M to DOJ Thomas Sullivan Jun 28, 2017 0 Allergan has been hit with hefty fines over the past several months. This article outlines Allergan's alleged wrongdoing, and the…
State Policy Maine Legislature Passes Gift Ban Legislation Thomas Sullivan Jun 27, 2017 0 The Maine Legislature recently passed LD 911, An Act to Prohibit Certain Gifts to Health Care Practitioners, through the unanimous…
Anti Kickback California Gift Ban Bill to be Heard Tomorrow Thomas Sullivan Jun 26, 2017 0 On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, California Senate Bill 790 will be heard in the Assembly Committee on Health, with limited testimony…
Life Science Compliance Update Genentech & Escobar: Using Materiality to Escape False Claims… Thomas Sullivan Jun 26, 2017 0 In constructively bringing an end to a False Claims Act (“FCA”) whistleblower suit alleging Genentech, Inc. (“Genentech”) of…
Transparency Amgen Biosimilar Report Released Thomas Sullivan Jun 23, 2017 0 For the past three years, Amgen has faithfully released an annual “Trends in Biosimilars Report.” This year’s report highlights…
Guidelines Chicago’s Attempt to Regulate Drug Reps – A Real Public Health… Thomas Sullivan Jun 23, 2017 0 Lately pharmaceutical marketing has been under increasing attack at both state and federal governmental levels. Now Chicago has…
CMS MACRA Letters Went Out, Finally Thomas Sullivan Jun 22, 2017 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally mailed out letters to medical practices, providing clinicians with…
CME CMS Releases Proposed 2018 MACRA Rule (Including QI CME as Improvement… Thomas Sullivan Jun 21, 2017 0 On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the long-anticipated proposed rule updating the…
Life Science Compliance Update Europe Moves to the Next Level in Protecting Personal Data – The GDPR… Thomas Sullivan Jun 21, 2017 0 As cross-border business and technology advances, the European Union’s need to address data privacy protection continually rises.…