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ABMS Launches New Initiative: Continuing Board Certification
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its twenty-four Member Boards have launched a major initiative, "Continuing…
Joint Commission Releases Report Regarding Pain Assessment and Management…
The Joint Commission recently released a report to help hospitals better understand and comply with new pain assessment and…
Novo Nordisk $58 Million Settlement and REMS – Off Label Prosecution…
Novo Nordisk will pay roughly $58.7 million to resolve claims that the company’s sales force downplayed the importance of mandated…
AMIA Supports ONC Draft Framework
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) responded to a request for information (RFI) issued by the Office of the…
Medical Devices & False Claims – Shire’s Settlement Is One for the…
We have seen many large False Claims and Anti Kickback settlements with pharmaceutical companies and the prescriptions…
Do DPA’s Work? – The BioMet Case Study
On January 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced publicly that Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (Zimmer…
Deloitte Survey on Value-Based Care
We have written for years about the transition in health care from volume-based to value-based payment models. But the process has…
Trump Meets with Pharma Execs, Lays Out Vision
Less than two weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump met with several leaders of pharmaceutical companies. During his campaign,…
Antitrust and Generic Drugs – A Rare Combination
Generic drug companies have been on the radar of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for several years, and recently the DOJ…
UN Panel Releases Report on Access to Medicines
In September 2016, the United Nations Secretary General issued a report on its Panel on Access to Medicines. The Panel called for…