Medical Journals PLOS: Majority of Medical Students Value Interaction with Industry Thomas Sullivan Jul 1, 2011 0 The relationship between health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry has become a source of controversy and a major topic…
FDA FDA: First Year Report on Bad Ad Program Thomas Sullivan Jun 30, 2011 0 Last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched “The Bad Ad Program,” which is designed to educate health care…
Clinical Research Top Clinical Trial Websites Thomas Sullivan Jun 30, 2011 1 A recent post on the blog, Clinical Researchers, provided a wealth of information for health care providers and stakeholders…
Medical Journals Nature Medicine: Encouraging New Models of Industry Physician Collaboration Thomas Sullivan Jun 29, 2011 0 A recent commentary from Nature Medicine explained how recent “concerns about conflicts of interest have driven a wedge between…
FDA FDA: For Oncologic Medications US Beats Europe on Approval Time Thomas Sullivan Jun 28, 2011 1 Cancer is arguably the most feared disease, or set of diseases, facing humanity. The symptoms of cancer can be severe and…
Medical Legal US Supreme Court: Sorrell vs. IMS Inc. — Court Upholds Data Mining Thomas Sullivan Jun 27, 2011 0 Last year, an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit concluded that a Vermont law, which banned…
Medical Journals Archives of Internal Medicine: Older Medications are Always Better and… Thomas Sullivan Jun 24, 2011 0 A little over ten years ago, while on vacation, I brought my son to a walk in clinic for an earache. The physician working that…
Affordable Care Act HIPAA Gone Wild: HHS HITECH Act Proposed Rule Calling for On Demand All… Thomas Sullivan Jun 23, 2011 1 Imagine a world where every time someone accessed a patients record from the billing clerk to physicians, nurses and pharmacists,…
AMA AMA CEJA 2011: AMA House of Delegates Approves Report – Now Emphasis on… Thomas Sullivan Jun 22, 2011 0 Earlier this week, the American Medical Association House of Delegates (AMA HOD) passed the Council on Judicial and Ethical…
State Policy Maine Set to Repeal Unfair Prescription Drug Prices Act and End PBM… Thomas Sullivan Jun 22, 2011 0 A recent article from the Sun Journal explained that Maine could soon shed a 2003 law designed to protect consumers from high drug…