Healthcare Reform Health Care Reform: Daschle’ s Double Duty Thomas Sullivan Dec 12, 2008 0 In addition to his Day job as the Secretary of HHS, Senator Tom Daschle has been named by President Elect Obama to head up the…
State Policy Massachusetts Pharma and Device Code of Conduct: Proposed Rules Thomas Sullivan Dec 10, 2008 0 For a link to the March 11, 2009 Final Code of Conduct: Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacture Code…
Pharmaceutical and Device PhRMA DTC Guidelines: Welcome Revisions Thomas Sullivan Dec 10, 2008 0 In an effort to be more physician and patient friendly PhRMA today released a set of Guiding Principles for direct to consumer…
Congress Health Care Reform: Waxman Incremental Change and Limits on DTC Thomas Sullivan Dec 9, 2008 0 In a Washington meeting sponsored by the Prescription Project, Congressman Waxman, the recently elected chairman of the House…
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…