Monthly Publications
In Depth
Subscribe Now
In Depth
coverage of timely
Life Science
Compliance issues
Subscribe Now
Browsing Category
Transparency
ICMEJ Proposes Data Socialism – Data Utopianism Has its Cracks –…
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recently put forth a proposed set of new requirements for sharing…
Unintended Consequences of Transparency – Creating Confusion
A new study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, found that the recent transparency effort…
Medicare Releases Drug Data to the Public: Medicare Drug Spending Dashboard…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made drug cost data public for forty drugs administered by…
Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Comments For and Against CMS Including…
On July 15, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule to update the Medicare…
Rand Questions Surgeon Scorecard
ProPublica’s attempt to create a searchable database of physician quality for the public, the “Surgeon Scorecard,” has…
Sen. Bernie Sanders Announces “Prescription Drug Affordability Act of…
Pushes for Lower Drug Prices Through Variety of Measures Including Drug Pricing Transparency; Allowing Part D Negotiations;…
The Unintended Consequences of Public Reporting
ProPublica Surgeon Scorecard Ad
A major concern surrounding ProPublica’s recently released “Surgeon Scorecard” is that rating…
AMSA Scorecard Provides Useful Conflicts of Interest Tool For Industry…
Periodically since 2007, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) has released a “Scorecard,” ranking medical schools on…
Transparency International Addresses “Corruption in the Pharmaceuticals and…
At this year’s International Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress and Best Practices Forum, Robert Barrington, the Executive…
CMS Releases 2013 Medicare Payment Data for Hospitals and Physicians
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the release of utilization and payment data for both…