Congress Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2010 Thomas Sullivan Sep 20, 2010 1 With much of the United States suffering from shortages of primary care physicians, especially in rural regions, nurse…
FDA FDA Bad Ad Program – The End of Trust? Thomas Sullivan Sep 20, 2010 0 This summer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched “The Bad Ad Program,” which is designed to educate health care…
CME Boston Globe a CME Startup Criticizes the Industry Thomas Sullivan Sep 17, 2010 1 The growing criticism of industry funded continuing medical education (CME) over the past several years has had a number of…
Physician Payment Disclosure Sunshine in Light of Company Transparency Thomas Sullivan Sep 17, 2010 1 With the number of drug and devices companies who disclose payments to physicians for a variety of activities (education,…
Medical Journals Archives of Internal Medicine: Soros Funded Study on Disclosure Skirts the… Thomas Sullivan Sep 15, 2010 1 In October 2009, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommended a new “Uniform Format for Disclosure…
FDA FDA – DTC Advertising Format Variations Study Thomas Sullivan Sep 15, 2010 0 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an opportunity for the public to comment on the Experimental Study of Format…
Pharmaceutical and Device Pharmaceutical Sponsored Talks Facilitates Two Way Communication on… Thomas Sullivan Sep 14, 2010 0 Over the past several years, and even more recently, academic medical centers have begun to “tighten restrictions on doctors…
Academic Organizations Yale Updates Conflict of Interest Reporting Requirements Thomas Sullivan Sep 14, 2010 0 Last April, Yale University issued a press release regarding an improved conflict of interest (COI) reporting process in response…
Pharmaceutical and Device Pharmaceutical Development Challenges Includes Deficit in Human Capital Thomas Sullivan Sep 13, 2010 0 Pharmaceutical development and discovery has faced significant challenges over the past several years. While the rate at which new…
Letters from Grassley The Controversy on Disclosure of Private Donations to Patient Organizations Thomas Sullivan Sep 10, 2010 0 The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) is one of the nation’s best organizations for helping families dealing with…