Accountable Care Organizations Many Hospital Executives Slow to Embrace ACO Model Thomas Sullivan Jan 24, 2014 0 Nearly half of hospital executives—46 percent—say they have no plans to implement an accountable care organization (ACO) or…
CME Transforming Professional Medical Education — Role of the FDA Thomas Sullivan Jan 23, 2014 0 Recently, Douglas C. Throckmorton, MD, the Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs at FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Final Rule Physician Payment Sunshine Act: ACCME State-Accredited CME Activities ARE… Thomas Sullivan Jan 22, 2014 0 Last week, we attended Shining a Light on the Sunshine Act, as part of the Alliance for Continuing Education in Heath Professions'…
Congress Truth in Settlements Act: Seeks to Expose Exaggerated Settlement Penalties Thomas Sullivan Jan 21, 2014 0 Gigantic settlement figures, such as the $2.6 billion fine leveled on J.P. Morgan last week, may not be all they appear. Senators…
FDA FDA Releases MedWatcher Reporting for Healthcare Providers, Patients and… Thomas Sullivan Jan 20, 2014 0 As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of its MedWatch program, we previously reported that the Food and Drug Administration…
International Merck Fined By French Competition Authority for Disparaging Generic… Thomas Sullivan Jan 17, 2014 0 On December 19th, the French competition authority fined Schering-Plough, now owned by Merck, 15.3 million euros ($21 million)…
Clinical Research European Union Agrees to Harmonize Clinical Trial Requirements Thomas Sullivan Jan 17, 2014 0 Recently, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER I) the Member States endorsed the agreement reached by the…
Open Payments Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Members of Congress Pursue Repeal of… Thomas Sullivan Jan 16, 2014 0 Congressional lawmakers will work to eliminate the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Open Payments) requirement that…
Collaborations US Senate Special Committee on Aging: Why Research Collaborations Matter Thomas Sullivan Jan 16, 2014 0 Before the break the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging held a roundtable event: Tackling Diseases of Aging: Why…
CMS CMS to Start Releasing Individual Physician Payment Information Thomas Sullivan Jan 15, 2014 0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Modified Policy on Freedom of Information Act Disclosure of…