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Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Requests Feedback
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, is requesting public feedback on its working definition of…
Merck CEO Government Boards and Price Controls Threaten Medical Progress
In a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal, Kenneth C. Fraizer, President and CEO of Merck & Co. asserted that,…
Physician Payment Sunshine Provisions of Affordable Care Act: Main Event or…
Several organizations are speaking out as to the potential side effects of the physician payment sunshine provisions in the…
Background on the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
Last week the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on one important aspect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or health…
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Discuss Proposed Conflict…
Next week the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will be meeting to plan out how to conduct comparative…
Independent Payment Advisory Board: Congressional Hearings To Repeal Board
One of the largest—and also most controversial—pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or health care reform) is the Independent…
HIPAA Gone Wild: HHS HITECH Act Proposed Rule Calling for On Demand All…
Imagine a world where every time someone accessed a patients record from the billing clerk to physicians, nurses and pharmacists,…
Physician Payment Sunshine: Opposition to the Additional Reporting…
Sunburn or Sunshine? That is the question one has to ask when they consider the extensive effort and economic burden that will be…
Remove the Obstacles to Device Innovation
Over the past several months, there has been a large focus on the American medical device industry and regulatory approval and…
Physician Payment Sunshine: H.R. 1159 Congress Considers Repeal
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became Public Law 111-148 on March 23, 2010, included Section 6002, a provision regarding…