ACCME ACCME Bans Corporate Logos Thomas Sullivan Apr 24, 2014 0 The board of directors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) has voted to ban logos from all…
CMS Study Shows Medicare Part D Program Tied to Reduced Hospital Visits Thomas Sullivan Apr 23, 2014 0 Researchers at the University of Illinois and the Johns Hopkins University found that Medicare Part D's prescription drug program…
Corporate Integrity Agreements CVS’ Caremark and EndoGastric Solutions Enter into Corporate Integrity… Thomas Sullivan Apr 22, 2014 0 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has been busy in 2014. By our count,…
International Canadian Media Recommends “U.S.-Style Sunshine” Thomas Sullivan Apr 21, 2014 0 "Big pharma's relationship with your doctor needs some U.S.-style sunshine," argues Canada's largest national newspaper, The Globe…
Congress Senator Grassley Announces Plans to Create Whistleblower Caucus Thomas Sullivan Apr 18, 2014 0 Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) plans to create a "Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus." Grassley's plan coincides with the…
Open Payments Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Webinars – More Information in a… Thomas Sullivan Apr 17, 2014 1 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has hosted two Sunshine Act webinars this week for physicians and other…
Events 5TH Aggregate Spend and Sunshine Conference Thomas Sullivan Apr 17, 2014 0 Pharmaceutical and device companies are on the hook for filing their first Sunshine Act reports this year. The 5th Aggregate Spend…
CMS Medicare Payment Data Released: Journalists Create National and Regional… Thomas Sullivan Apr 16, 2014 0 On April 9th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2012 Medicare billing information for individual…
Clinical Research Pharmaceutical Companies Moving Towards Greater Clinical Trial Transparency Thomas Sullivan Apr 15, 2014 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released all of its Medicare billing data for individual physicians last week. The…
International Physician Payments Sunshine: Ireland Scrutinizes Doctors’ Speaker… Thomas Sullivan Apr 14, 2014 0 A recent article in The Daily Business Post, a news outlet in Ireland, examined the relationship between doctors and…