Uncategorized AMA CEJA Webinars Offered Clarity to a Confusing Report on CME Thomas Sullivan Jan 4, 2012 0 Recently, the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) held it’s two webinars to discuss…
CME Reductions in Commercial Support for Continuing Medical Education Results… Thomas Sullivan Jan 3, 2012 4 In light of the recent report from the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA), as well…
CMS CMS Answers Questions on Electronic Health Records Thomas Sullivan Jan 2, 2012 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released eight new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to…
FDA FDA the Headache of Developing a Biosimilar Pathway Thomas Sullivan Dec 30, 2011 0 A recent article from MedPage Today explored a provision in the healthcare reform bill that called on the Food and Drug…
CMS CMS Final Rule on Hospital Meaningful Use and Quality Reporting Thomas Sullivan Dec 29, 2011 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule updating the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)…
Affordable Care Act Institute of Medicine Report on Essential Benefits Thomas Sullivan Dec 28, 2011 0 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) was enacted to help uninsured Americans obtain health insurance. As…
CMS CMS Turns Medicare Cuts into Bonus Payments Based on Patient Experience Thomas Sullivan Dec 27, 2011 1 The Affordable Care Act includes a number of policies to help physicians, hospitals, and other caregivers improve the safety and…
CMS CMS-FDA Breast Cancer and Avastin: FDA Pulls Approval While CMS Pays Thomas Sullivan Dec 26, 2011 0 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg announced in a 69-page decision that the agency would…
Uncategorized Healthy People 2020: The Twelve Greatest Health Care Gaps Thomas Sullivan Dec 23, 2011 1 Recently, federal health officials released a list of 12 "high priority" indicators of health, which the government will track…
FDA Policy Updates and Enforcement Developments from FDA’s Medical Products… Thomas Sullivan Dec 22, 2011 0 A recent conference hosted by the Food and Drug Law Institute looked at the evolving role of technology, particularly in the realm…