Congress Healthcare Reform: Kennedy to Drop Judiciary Post Thomas Sullivan Dec 8, 2008 0 According to the Boston Goble Senator Ted Kennedy is giving up his post as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to focus…
Government Regulation Groups IMAP-Prescription Project: Report on Conflict of Interest in Medical… Thomas Sullivan Dec 8, 2008 0 Prescription Project who’s stated goal is Ensuring that industry-physician relationships are free of conflicts of interest…
Academic Organizations Physician Payment Sunshine: Cleveland Clinic, Penn, Wisconsin and Duke to… Thomas Sullivan Dec 5, 2008 0 This week the Cleveland Clinic has taken the step to post faculties outside income and equity positions in drug and device…
CME ACCME: Fall Board Notes No Changes to Commercial Support in 2009 Thomas Sullivan Dec 4, 2008 0 The ACCME announced they will not release any changes to their standards of commercial support until the end of 2009,…
Media Unpublic Radio: Goodwin Responds Thomas Sullivan Dec 4, 2008 0 It is always nice to see someone sticking up for themselves. Last week Dr. Goodwin was kicked off of public radio because…
Massachusetts Code of Conduct Massachusetts Gift Ban: Kicking the Can Thomas Sullivan Dec 4, 2008 0 After months of discussions the Massachusetts Department of Public Health will propose to the Public Health Council regulations…
Institute of Medicine Institute of Medicine: CE Institute Report for Sale Thomas Sullivan Dec 3, 2008 0 The Josiah Macy Foundation has paid the Institute of Medicine (IOM) $428,177 to form an ad hoc committee -- Committee on Planning…
Medical Journals Healthcare Reform: Revising the Medicare Story Thomas Sullivan Dec 1, 2008 0 What if we were to re-write history to meet our political agenda? Well, apparently this is what the New England Journal of…
Congress Letters from Grassley: UnPublic Radio Thomas Sullivan Nov 26, 2008 1 Senator Grassley has taken on yet another psychiatrist on the issue of conflict of interest in what could be considered an…
AMA AMA CEJA: Taking a New Road on Commercial Support Thomas Sullivan Nov 24, 2008 0 According to Medical Meetings the AMA CEJA committee looks like they have taken the proposed ban on commercial support off the…