Massachusetts Code of Conduct Massachusetts Code of Conduct: Massachusetts and Vermont’s Gift Ban and… Thomas Sullivan Jul 2, 2009 0 On July 1st the Massachusetts and Vermont’s gift bans and registry of payments to physicians came into effect. The Wall…
Institute of Medicine IOM: Comparative Effectivenes Recommendations – Top Down Bureaucracy at Its… Thomas Sullivan Jul 2, 2009 0 In the midst of all the chaos surrounding the economic downfall, Americans overlooked a key component of the American…
Medical Journals JAMA: ACC President Rebuts — JAMA Call for Banning Industry… Thomas Sullivan Jul 1, 2009 0 Total separation between the profession of medicine and the drug and device industry would cause irreparable harm to our patients…
Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: Status Update – Watching the Time Thomas Sullivan Jul 1, 2009 0 Although most measurements of success for a US President have rested solely on economic factors, the legacy of President Obama…
Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: Obama, AARP and PhRMA Offer Help to Seniors Thomas Sullivan Jun 30, 2009 0 With comprehensive health care legislation only being “discussed” on the House side, and with the Senate Finance Committee yet to…
FDA FDA: Transparency Taskforce — Industry + Anti Industry (No middle… Thomas Sullivan Jun 29, 2009 0 This past week the FDA held their first Transparency Taskforce meeting headed up by Deputy FDA Commissioner Joshua…
Congress Letters from Grassley: 23 Universities Get Letters Thomas Sullivan Jun 26, 2009 0 In a serious over reaction, the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Charles Grassley (R-I) sent out letters…
Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: House Discussion Draft Highlights Thomas Sullivan Jun 23, 2009 0 Democrats in the house this week released a “Discussion Draft” of the health care reform overhaul they hope to pass, but recent…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Democrat House Draft for Healthcare Reform… Thomas Sullivan Jun 22, 2009 0 On Friday the House released its discussion draft of the health care reform bill and included in the draft is a Physician…
CME ACCME: AMA House of Delegates Pass Two Resolutions Opposing Fee Increase… Thomas Sullivan Jun 19, 2009 0 This past week at the AMA meeting two proposals were adopted asking the ACCME to re-consider their fee increases to state medical…