Drug Shortages Drug Shortages Policy Update Thomas Sullivan Apr 22, 2015 0 We have covered drug shortage issues numerous times, including their impact on the healthcare system and patient care.…
FDA FDA Acting Commissioner Ostroff Addresses the “State of the… Thomas Sullivan Apr 21, 2015 0 The 2015 FDLI Annual Conference kicked off yesterday in Washington, DC. The conference hosted a variety of impressive…
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Affordable Care Act Obama Signs SGR Repeal Legislation; Value-Based Payment Model Comes Into… Thomas Sullivan Apr 20, 2015 0 On Thursday, April 16, President Obama signed into law the legislation ending and replacing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)…
CMS Open Payments Dispute Resolution Call Reveals Tension Between Manufacturers… Thomas Sullivan Apr 17, 2015 0 On Wednesday afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a teleconference for physicians and…
CME MOC Controversy Continues, As Newsweek Unveils ABIM’s Troubled Financials Thomas Sullivan Apr 17, 2015 0 Newsweek writer Kurt Eichenwald last month wrote an op-ed entitled “The Ugly Civil War in American Medicine,” in which the author…
Corporate Integrity Agreements Health Diagnostics Lab Settles With DOJ; Enters Corporate Integrity… Thomas Sullivan Apr 16, 2015 0 The Department of Justice has announced the official settlement with Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. (HDL), of Richmond,…
Uncategorized Today: CMS Learning Network Call: Prepare to Review Open Payments Reported… Thomas Sullivan Apr 15, 2015 0 Wednesday, April 15; 2-3:30 pm ET During this MLN Connects National Provider Call, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Media U.S. Spent $374 Billion on Prescription Drugs Last Year, Up 13%; Increase… Thomas Sullivan Apr 15, 2015 0 The U.S. healthcare system spent $373.9 billion on prescription drugs in 2014, up 13.1 percent from the year before, and the…