Academic Organizations Industry Academic Collaboration: Astra Zeneca Outsources Neuroscience… Thomas Sullivan Aug 23, 2013 0 AstraZeneca (AZ) recently announced a new academic collaboration, outsourcing nearly all of its neuroscience to Tufts University's…
CME The Biggest Challenges Facing Medical Meetings 2013 Thomas Sullivan Aug 22, 2013 0 The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) recently posted a story in Convene, which discussed "The Biggest…
FDA FDA: Guidance Safety Labeling Changes Thomas Sullivan Aug 21, 2013 0 Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Guidance for Industry: "Safety Labeling Changes —Implementation of…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Final Rule Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Releases User Guide for Industry Thomas Sullivan Aug 20, 2013 0 This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a "User Guide For Industry" regarding its Open…
CMS Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 Thomas Sullivan Aug 20, 2013 0 We previously noted that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering extensive publishing of Medicare…
Congress Senate Hearing: Health Information Technology Using it to Improve Care –… Thomas Sullivan Aug 19, 2013 0 Recently, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing entitled "Health Information Technology (HIT): Using it to Improve Care."…
FCPA Increased Enforcement in China Could Result in Large Fines in US and UK Thomas Sullivan Aug 16, 2013 0 Recent articles have focused on the story of China baring GlaxoSmithKline executive from leaving the country as it turns up the…
Insurance AMA Reports Drop in Incorrect Health Claims for Third Year in a Row Thomas Sullivan Aug 15, 2013 0 The percentage of incorrectly processed health plan claims fell for the third straight year to 7.1% in 2013, according to the…
CMS CMS Requests Public Comments on the Potential Release of Medicare Physician… Thomas Sullivan Aug 14, 2013 0 Back in late June ProPublica published the Medicare Part D data as part of a public request for information, under the Freedom of…
International Physician Payment Sunshine: Pan European Physician Payment Rules Begin… Thomas Sullivan Aug 13, 2013 0 Pharmaceutical manufacturers operating in Europe must disclose payments made to physicians starting in 2016 in an effort to boost…