AMA Health Care Reform: AMA Endorses House Democrats Version Thomas Sullivan Jul 16, 2009 0 In a move to send the Senate a notice that they want Medicare Re-Imbursement included in Healthcare Reform. The…
CME IOM: Report on Conflict of Interest: Maybe Best of Intentions but… Thomas Sullivan Jul 16, 2009 0 Despite all the best intentions, the federal Institute of Medicine is trying to make proposals for CME’s future…
Congress Physician Payment Sunshine Act: House American’s Affordable Health… Thomas Sullivan Jul 15, 2009 0 While the Senate Finance Committee is projected to release their health care reform bill by Friday (almost two weeks…
Congress Health Care Reform: Senate HELP adopts 12 Year Patent Exclusivity for… Thomas Sullivan Jul 15, 2009 1 The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) Tuesday passed an amendment that giving biologic…
CME SACME: Harrison Survey a Look into Academic CME Thomas Sullivan Jul 15, 2009 0 Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Recently…
Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: Cutting Wasteful Spending or Wishful Thinking Thomas Sullivan Jul 14, 2009 0 When leaders of the hospital, insurance, drug and device industries pledged to cut billions of dollars in wasteful spending, “few…
Medical Journals JAMA: Reverses Course on Banning Dissenters Thomas Sullivan Jul 14, 2009 0 Recently, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an editorial titled “Resolving Unreported Conflicts of…
Government Agencies CMS Proposes Pay Increases to Primary Care and Pay Cuts for Specialists… Thomas Sullivan Jul 14, 2009 1 Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced proposed changes to policies and payment rates for…
Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: Senate Finance Publishes Transcripts of Roundtable on… Thomas Sullivan Jul 13, 2009 0 Recently, the Senate Finance Committee published its “Roundtable Discussion on Comprehensive Health Care Reform.” The…
Executive Branch Obama Administration: Regina Benjamin, MD as Surgeon General Thomas Sullivan Jul 13, 2009 0 According to CNN, President Obama will be nominating Regina Benjamin, MD as the Surgeon General of the United…