FDA FDA: Initiative to Vet Advertising of Newly Approved Products, the Launches… Thomas Sullivan Dec 5, 2011 0 Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP), which was formerly the Division of…
FDA FDA Seeks Input on Device Classification System Thomas Sullivan Dec 5, 2011 0 Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened up a public comment period, extending to mid-January, to get perspective…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine: Senate Aging Committee Hearing Moved to… Thomas Sullivan Dec 2, 2011 1 Originally scheduled for December 7th Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) will convene a hearing on…
Uncategorized CMS Proposes Rules to Reduce Regulatory Burden on Hospitals Thomas Sullivan Dec 2, 2011 0 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new rules that would reduce unnecessary, obsolete, or burdensome…
FDA FDA REMS to Promote Closer Ties to Healthcare Professionals Thomas Sullivan Dec 1, 2011 1 A recent article from the Food Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Update Magazine, discussed a recent session entitled “The Impact of…
CME Joslin Diabetes Center to Study Assessment Methodologies for CME Activities Thomas Sullivan Nov 30, 2011 1 The Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, announced the launch of a landmark research initiative to…
CMS CMS Delays HIPAA Implementation by 90 Days Thomas Sullivan Nov 30, 2011 1 Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced the…
Medical Legal The Park Doctrine and FDCA Violations: Holding Corporate Executives… Thomas Sullivan Nov 29, 2011 0 Over the past several months, the life sciences industry has been discussing a recent development in law enforcement: the…
Government Agencies HHS to Begin HIPAA Audits Thomas Sullivan Nov 29, 2011 0 Starting this month, healthcare organizations will be subject to audits by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), evaluating their…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Submits Regulations to OMB, Senate… Thomas Sullivan Nov 28, 2011 0 As we noted earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) missed an October 1, 2011, mandatory deadline…