Physician Payment Sunshine: Medtronic to Disclose Payments to Physicians
Medtronic announced today its commitment to voluntarily disclose payments to U.S. physicians.
The company will begin…
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CME Grant Disclosure 2008
We have compiled a list of grant disclosure reports for 2008.
At the end of 2007 only Eli Lilly reported their CME grants…
State Policy: Data Mining in Montana
Data Mining is a the practice of collecting prescriber level prescription data information, aggregating and selling that…
Health Care Reform: Clinical Trials Leaving the US
According to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine (the Journal), clinical trials are leaving the U.S. and…
State Policy: Colorado Gives the Boot to Gift Ban
In a 6-1 vote against the Colorado Senate sent the opponents of physicians and industry packing.
In Colorado the state Senate…
State Policy: More State Bills
Last week, we featured some key state bills that are focused on restrictions on “gifts” to physicians and pharmaceutical…
State Policy: List of State Bills Restricting Pharmaceutical and Device…
Several state legislatures have filed bills affecting the pharmaceutical and device industry on addressing Continuing…
Royal College of Physicians: UK Report on Industry Relationships
However we believe that within these broad limits (education funds donated to a central office not individuals and departments,…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: AAFP Return to Agreed on Language
"We need to have transparency" between physicians, the pharmaceutical industry, and device manufacturers, said…
Health Care Reform: A Little Comparative Effectiveness
Stimulus packages are funny things, when Congress passes a big Bill, they tend to literally throw in the kitchen sink. So…