Congress Tandem Price Increases: Legal or Price Fixing? Thomas Sullivan Dec 13, 2016 0 An article by reporters at Bloomberg recently highlighted the way United States prosecutors are beginning to crack down on generic…
MACRA Part Three: The Broader Impact of MACRA Thomas Sullivan Dec 12, 2016 0 In part three of our MACRA series, we look at the broader implications of this rule on the healthcare world. We are especially…
Life Science Compliance Update The Seventeenth Annual PCC: Day 2 Highlights Thomas Sullivan Dec 12, 2016 0 This article is a continuation of the previous article that discussed the first day of the 17th Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical…
AMA AMA Calls for End to Manditory Secured Exam for MOC Thomas Sullivan Dec 9, 2016 3 In June 2016, at the AMA House of Delegates meeting in Chicago, one of the topics discussed was Maintenance of Certification.…
Life Science Compliance Update The Seventeenth Annual PCC: Day 1 Highlights Thomas Sullivan Dec 9, 2016 0 The Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress is an important opportunity for industry compliance professionals…
Congress 21st Century Bill Headed to President Obama’s Desk Thomas Sullivan Dec 8, 2016 0 Nearly three years after its initial introduction, the 21st Century Cures Act has finally passed both houses of the Congress, and…
CMS Tips for Avoiding Claim Denials Related to ICD-10 Thomas Sullivan Dec 7, 2016 0 On October 1, 2016, the ICD-10 coding grace period came to an end and physicians are no longer able to submit unspecified codes on…
Open Payments Money in Medicine Report Thomas Sullivan Dec 6, 2016 0 In late November, a report was released that focused on money in medicine, and the top thirty drugs that were associated with…
MACRA Part Two: MACRA More MIPS, and APMs Thomas Sullivan Dec 5, 2016 0 In part two of our MACRA analysis, we continue our look at MIPS and evaluate the APM pathway of MACRA’s new quality payment…
ACCME New Report Demonstrates Effectiveness of IPCE Thomas Sullivan Dec 2, 2016 0 On April 20, 2016, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy…