Open Payments Resources Physician Payments Sunshine Act: List of Open Payments Resources Thomas Sullivan Dec 8, 2014 0 2014 has been a big year for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Applicable manufacturers submitted their 2013 payment data in…
Quality Improvement National Quality Forum Begins Annual Review of Quality Measures, Comments… Thomas Sullivan Dec 5, 2014 0 On Monday, the Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) began its annual review of performance measures that the Centers…
Open Payments Open Payments Search Tool Now Includes Summary Information about Companies… Thomas Sullivan Dec 4, 2014 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today made a number of announcements related to the Open Payments…
CME 2014 IACE Survey Offers Benchmarking Insights Into Commercial Support of… Thomas Sullivan Dec 4, 2014 0 The Industry Alliance for Continuing Education's (IACE) Benchmark Work Group (BWG) have shared their 2014 study of the life…
DOJ Vascular Solutions Inc. and its CEO Charged with Selling Unapproved… Thomas Sullivan Dec 3, 2014 0 Last month, the Department of Justice filed an indictment charging Vascular Solutions Inc. and its chief executive officer, Howard…
Innovation A Tough Road: Cost To Develop One New Drug Is $2.6 Billion; Approval Rate… Thomas Sullivan Dec 2, 2014 3 Developing a new prescription medicine that gains marketing approval is estimated to cost drugmakers $2.6 billion according to a…
DOJ DaVita Reaches $350 Million Settlement Over Dialysis Center Referrals Thomas Sullivan Dec 1, 2014 0 DaVita, a leading dialysis services provider, has agreed to one of the largest healthcare settlements of 2014. The Department of…
FDA “New Chemical Entity Exclusivity Determinations for Fixed-Combination… Thomas Sullivan Nov 26, 2014 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized guidance which allows fixed-combination drugs consisting of at…
Accountable Care Organizations ACO Update: An Opportunity for CME?, Challenges Ahead Thomas Sullivan Nov 26, 2014 0 In recent months, we have written about the expansion of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) across the country. An…
CME Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Rep. Burgess Addresses New Bill to Exempt… Thomas Sullivan Nov 25, 2014 0 At a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) spoke to the importance of H.R. 5539, bipartisan…