Physician Payments Sunshine: British Pharmaceutical Payments
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) recently published 2013 aggregate totals of industry payments made…
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Kathleen Sebelius Resigns; Fields Last Question on Sunshine Act
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the public face of Affordable Care Act's rocky rollout, will step down. Her…
ProPublica Tells Journalists How To Use Sunshine Act Information
ProPublica has developed a niche over the past couple of years through its "Dollars for Docs" database. As we have covered…
Takeda, Lilly Hit with $9 Billion Punitive Damages in Actos Lawsuit
Asia's biggest pharmaceutical company, Takeda, and their marketing partner, Eli Lilly, face $9 billion in punitive damages…
JAMA Opinion Article Looks for Bias in Academic Health Systems and Board…
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published an opinion piece entitled "Conflict of Interest Policies…
ACCME’s Conflict of Interest Procedures
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ProPublica Misses the Mark in Research Payments Article
The Boston Globe recently published a ProPublica-penned article which attacks doctors who speak about the drugs and antibiotics…
Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Maintaining Physician Relationships and…
Phase 1 of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act is in now submitted, but the real force of the Act comes later this year (or early…
CMS to Release All Medicare Billing Data on Physicians
April 9th 2014 marks the opening of legal hunting of physicians by lawyers, hospitals and insurance companies. The Centers for…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Effect on Smaller Companies
In our ongoing coverage of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, we frequently write about the law's unintended consequences. We…